BSB41419 Certificate IV in
BSB41419 Certificate IV in
Work Health and Safety
(From the BSB Training Package)
Assessments
GENERAL ITEMS
WHS
Please note that assessment tasks reference WHS (Work Health and Safety). At the time of writing, Victoria is still using the term OHS. It is expected that students refer to their states related laws when answering questions.
Workers/Employees
Please note that under the WHS Act 2011, an employee is known as a 'worker'.
Employers/PCBUs
Please note that under the WHS Act 2011, an employer is known as a Person Conducting a Business or Undertaking ('PCBU').
Level of Performance Expected in Assessment Tasks
This is a Certificate IV course and the standard of performance expected is high. We expect that you are able to explain, describe and articulate your response to each assessment task using three to four sentences maximum (approximately 100 words). We do not accept dot pointed answers unless the question asks you to list.
You will not qualify for your Certificate IV WHS until all assessment tasks are completed and you have been deemed competent in all of them.
Self-Paced Training Days
If you feel that after the 5 days of face-to-face training that you would benefit from additional training days, CBD College offers Self-Paced Training Days days throughout the year. No appointment is necessary, and these days run according to the schedule that can be seen in your Student Portal. These days are designed for you to master your learning in any area that you feel you need more training in. These self-paced training days will give you an opportunity to work one-on-one with a WHS trainer and assessor and to come together with WHS students from other cohorts. Assessment questions can also be clarified during these days.
Due Date
The due date is no later than 12 months from the first day of the face-to-face component of your WHS course with CBD College. You will not qualify for your Certificate IV WHS until all assessment tasks are completed and you have been deemed competent in all of them. Please note that your enrolment with CBD College will cease after 12 months and any assessments that CBD College agrees to process due to special needs beyond this date will incur an enrolment fee of $400.
Please name your file Your name + BSB41419 Assessment tasks
Example: Joe Smith BSB41419 Assessment tasks
Assessment tasks are submitted in one file to assessments@cbdcollege.edu.au
Please do not submit your file unless every assessment activity is complete.
MARKING OF ASSESSMENTS
Requirements for Competency
Assessment tasks will be marked by a qualified assessor. We will endeavour to mark your assessment within 10 business days of submission. To be deemed competent, you will need to have provided evidence that shows competency against all aspects of each unit of competency in the qualification.
Assessment Outcomes
Once marked, CBD College will send you a checklist where you will see your assessors assessment decision of S (Satisfactory) or NYS (Not Yet Satisfactory) marked against each part of your assessment tasks. If you are deemed NYS in any part of the assessment tasks, then the outcome on your checklist will be further evidence required and you will be advised what evidence remains to be submitted. You will be given an opportunity to resubmit your answer for reassessment. You will be issued with your Certificate IV in WHS only after all assessment tasks are deemed S (satisfactory).
Resubmissions
You may be required to re-submit assessment tasks and will be notified in writing via email if this is the case. You will have 2 weeks to then resubmit any assessment tasks initially deemed NYS. After the initial assessment, CBD College will allow a further two resubmissions before a $199 fee will be charged each time a student wishes to be given a further chance to resubmit their work.
Candidates who submit assessment tasks after this period will be deemed not competent unless there is a special need that CBD College are made aware of during this period.
Literacy and numeracy
Candidates will need to have sufficient numeracy and literacy skills to read and comprehend instruction for referencing legislation, preparing reports, completing assessments, and searching the internet.
Please discuss any language, literacy, or numeracy issues with us prior to attending. This will enable the instructor to organise appropriate support facilities, for example we can arrange to conduct assessments orally rather than in the written form, or extra tuition, as appropriate.
Health Issues
Please discuss any health issues which may affect your training and assessment with the instructor prior to attending.
Access and Equity
We do not discriminate against any individual based on race, colour, sex, or religion. All students are treated equally. Our instructors will assist and support students where appropriate, especially those students with language, literacy or physical disabilities as long as the nature of the disability does not preclude them from completing the training and assessment. We do not tolerate discriminatory behaviour from students in any of our classes.
Complaints and Appeals procedureCBD College undertakes to deal with complaints and appeals promptly. There are several stages involved in resolving complaints and appeals these are outlined in the Student Handbook.
Feedback
Written feedback will be provided as assessment tasks are returned to you after marking.
Your trainer is always available to provide verbal feedback during class time.
Plagiarism
Please do not copy wording from the internet or other sources, including from other CBD College students or resources, to answer questions. We have software to detect plagiarism. We are interested in answers that are in your own words.
Continuous Improvement
You will be asked to complete a Training Evaluation Survey at the end of the face-to-face component of your course. We encourage constructive and honest feedback. This feedback can be anonymous. CBD College warrants that the content of this survey will have absolutely no bearing on the marking of your assessment. You are given another opportunity to give feedback after gaining your qualification.
INDEX
(Please note the assessments are hyperlinked to the relevant page in this Word document. Right click on the assessment number and then select 0pen Hyperlink and this will take you to the relevant page in the document (or just above it). Some PCs give you a shortcut - click on the assessment number and press control and click again and this will open to the relevant page)
HYPERLINK l "assessment1"Assessment 1WHS Legislation/Statistics
Assessment 2Document Writing/OHSMSAssessment 3Consultation/TrainingAssessment 4 Risk Management/Chemicals/Health
Assessment 5 Responding to Incidents/Review
CBD College Pty. Limited
RTO NUMBER: 91399
Level 5, 10 Quay Street, Haymarket, Sydney, 2000
ACN: 098 477 466
Phone: 1300 616 218
Fax: (02) 9235 2434
120015-99060
Candidate DeclarationI declare that I have personally completed all activities as outlined in this assessment workbook. The only variation to this will be if CBD College has given express permission or direction to do so.
I understand that competency will not be given if I do not meet the assessment evidence and activity requirements or if it is discovered that I have not undertaken all expected tasks.
I understand that all individual task assessment work presented in this document is to be my own work and that I will not plagiarise my responses from any other source. I also agree that CBD College reserves the right to withdraw this qualification should any evidence of plagiarism be found.
Full Name Sandra Wehbe
Date Course Started 20/11/2023
ABC STEEL ENGINEERING
You will use this scenario for your assessments
ABC Steel Engineering is a steel fabricating company located on the edge of the city. They specialise in the fabrication of steel products for the agricultural, construction and mining sectors as well as for the housing industry. They also make made-to-order pieces of equipment and machinery. They operate from a large purpose-built facility with three factory workshops and employ about 100 workers.
ABC Steel processes include:
Design
Plate rolling & machining.
Hole punching, cropping & drilling.
Sheet and Plate cutting (laser, plasma, oxy-acetylene, bandsaw, guillotine)
Welding
Structural fabrication Industrial metalwork
Stainless steelwork
Light fabrication
Industrial corrosion prevention (abrasive blast cleaning and priming)
Finishing services (galvanising, electroplating, powder coating & architectural paint finishes)
They work with all forms of metal products including beams, columns & lintels, angles, squares & rounds, pipes, SHS (square hollow sections) & RHS (rectangular hollow sections), flat bars & plates, grating & mesh produced from mild steel, stainless steel, and aluminium and are adept at producing high-quality products including large projects (such as hoppers and silos, gantries, platforms, structural steel) or smaller projects (such as security grills, handrails, brackets, ladders, and gates).
Most of the plant and equipment in use at ABC Steel engineering is adequate although some pieces require maintenance. Examples of plant and equipment in use include:
Overhead gantry crane with a 50-tonne lifting capacity.
Guillotine, punches, profile cutters, milling machines.
Folder
250-tonne press brake Forklifts
Heavy-duty rollers
Oxy acetylene cutting equipment.
Grinders, welding equipment
All other equipment needed for steel fabrication
At times the company travels to off-site projects and take their own equipment with them
which can include:
Container for storage
Mobile workshop
Elevated work platform (EWP)
Lifting equipment and rigging equipment Scaffolding
Forklift
Mobile pick and carry crane 11 tonne
ABC Steel has been in business for several years and in that time, they have seen their company grow both professionally and financially. They have a good rapport with most workers and a lot of them are long-standing employees. They have just taken on 10 immigrant workers who are new to the country. These workers tend to stick to themselves and do not speak much English although their job skills are good, and they are quick to learn by watching others.
One area of the business that needs attention is work health and safety. ABC Steel has had its share of incidents both minor and serious over the years and given the nature and hazards associated with the work it is surprising that injury rates have not been higher.
You have been employed at ABC Steel as a WHS assistant to help assist with the establishment of a WHS management system for the company and to evaluate the overall needs in relation to workplace health and safety.
At this point in time, there is an absence of commitment and budget towards WHS and there is also a lack of understanding of WHS legislation. A WHS policy is in place but has not been integrated into work practices, workplace safe operational procedures are few and far between and injuries and incidents are only recorded if a compensation claim is made. They do have a WHS Manual within their document system, but it is not being utilised and there has never been an audit of their WHS systems. There are no regular WHS meetings, no elected HSRs and no established WHS committee. Evacuation and emergency chemical drills are not practised and there is no health monitoring within the workplace.
The Human Resources Manager, Michelle Baxter, has designed a mentorship program around WHS and Factory 2 Supervisor Norm Smith is a certified WHS trainer and assessor but neither of these functions is being utilised.
As well as helping to rectify the problems outlined above, you will also be required to; assist with effective WHS organisation of chemicals; collect and evaluate workplace hazardous conditions; investigate incidents and file reports on any serious injuries that may occur as well as develop workplace safety alerts.
As WHS assistant, your duties also include helping with producing comprehensive action plans, reports that outline major areas of concern as well as recommendations to help get ABC Steel back on track with its health and safety obligations.
On the following page is an organisational chart of ABC Steels major stakeholders with position titles.
NOTE: Your assessment questions MUST reference your States specific Health and Safety legislation and your job role focus is at the level of a health and safety assistant.
ABC STEEL ORGANISATIONAL CHART
Assessment 1 WHS Legislation/Statistics
This is an integrated assessment that covers these units.
5 Core units
BSBWHS412 Assist with workplace compliance with WHS laws.
BSBWHS413 Contribute to the implementation and maintenance of WHS consultation and participation processes.
BSBWHS414 Contribute to WHS risk management.
BSBWHS415 Contribute to implementing WHS management systems.
BSBWHS416 Contribute to workplace incident response.
5 Elective units
BSBWHS431 Develop processes and procedures for controlling hazardous chemicals in the workplace.
BSBINS401 Analyse and present research information.
BSBWRT411 Write complex documents.
BSBWHS411 Implement and monitor WHS policies, procedures, and programs to meet legislative requirementsBSBWHS515 Lead initial response to and investigate WHS incidents.Reading
CBD College Course E-Book Chapter 1 Work Health and Safety Legislation Pages 3 -53andStudent workbook pages 7 to 16
Instructions to candidates
Assessment 1 is in two parts and contains 17 questions. Part 1 Legislation which includes written questions and a toolbox meeting role play and Part 2 Statistics which includes mathematical analysis of workplace WHS data surrounding injuries and
This assessment is about workplace health and safety compliance and deals with government legislation as well as the interpretation of WHS statistics.
These assessment questions involve the main scenario - ABC Steel Fabricators (on pages 6-8)
N.B. Your answers should be at least a paragraph long to show that you have adequately considered these questions. Answers that are only a sentence long are not acceptable.
Assessment 1 Part 1 WHS Legislation
Scenario Additional information
Contractor services have been engaged by ABC Steel to carry out general metal work duties as work has been very busy and the company are understaffed. The contractors are all South Korean nationals who are fast at their work but have little to no English language skills. They have had a 15-minute induction session that was delivered in English but none of the workers has signed off to state they understood what was discussed. It is worth noting that the company does not carry out regular meetings for WHS and there are no elected HSRs or established WHS committee.
On 12th July 2019 one contractor, Kim Lee was working alone, moving, cutting, and welding a manhole cover inside a silo (confined space). After finishing the weld Kim Lee applies a chemical to clean the piece of metal. He was not wearing safety goggles, a face mask, gloves, or hearing protection. The area was quite dark and noisy and at times temperatures can get above 45 degrees Celsius. He was also working unsupervised as it was lunch time, and the supervisor was having lunch while the worker worked through to make up time on the job task.
While carrying out the finishing task, the chemical fumes have built up in the area and the contractor has collapsed due to toxic fumes. One of the other Korean workers (Jin) who heard the collapse, runs to the scene to help but he has not been trained in first aid. It is relayed through Jin that Kim needs medical help and an ambulance is called.
After Kim has been taken to the hospital a workplace meeting is called by the factory manager to find out what has happened. It is decided that a factory inspection should be carried out to note any other areas where unsafe situations may be occurring.
Head management has asked that the factory managers sit in at a board room meeting to discuss what the companys health and safety legal requirements are and to consider implementing a companywide health and safety management system to help make sure these types of injuries do not occur again in the future. Factory 1 manager has also been informed that this incident will need to be investigated to find out areas of non-compliance and where controls have broken down. You will be on the team as the WHS assistant.
1.1 Initial Review With reference to the scenario on pages 6 to 8 complete the initial review checklist that ABC Steel management can use to identify areas for improvement.
OHSMS COMPONENTS OHSMS STEPS YES NO UNSURE
1. Context of the Organization Is there an OHSMS in place? X Does ABC Steel understand its workers' OHS needs? X Does ABC Steel understand the legislative requirements? X 2. Leadership Does upper management show a commitment to OHS? X Have adequate budgets and resources been identified for OHS initiatives? X Have OHS roles and responsibilities been described for all workers? X Does ABC Steel encourage an OHS culture? X Does ABC Steel support open consultation towards OHS? X Is there an OHS policy? X 3. Planning Does ABC Steel plan for OHS activities? X Does ABC Steel plan to identify and assess Hazards? X Is there an OHS action plan in place? X Have objectives/benchmarks been set for OHS actions? X 4. Support Are workers competent/trained for OHS requirements? X Is everyone aware of the OHS requirements of the organisation? X Does ABC Steel communicate its OHS responsibilities to all? X Are documents controlled correctly? X 5. Operation Are the hierarchy of controls being used? X Have change management steps been considered? X Are products used by ABC Steel meeting Australian Standards? X
Have OHS requirements for contractors been met? X
Do ABC Steels outsourcing activities meet OHS requirements? X
Is ABC Steel prepared for emergency situations? X 6. Performance Evaluation Is there health monitoring of workers? X Is there monitoring and testing of the work environment? X Does ABC Steel carry out audits? X Does upper management review audit outcomes? X 7. Improvement Are there corrective plans in place for non-conformances? X Does ABC Steel use a continuous improvement process for ABC Steel? X 1.2 Research Activity - As part of a compliance audit, management at ABC Steel has asked you to help them locate relevant legislation and documents that surround the work environment regarding the incident on page 10. List the full names of the document and then a web address where they can be downloaded and/or purchased. REFER SLIDE 14 DAY 1
TYPE OF DOCUMENT NAME OF DOCUMENT WEB ADDRESS/PURCHASE ADDRESS
Work Health and Safety Act Work Health and Safety Act 2011 No 10
Section 19.1, 19.2, 19.3 Primary Duty of Care
Section 27 Duty of officers
Section 28 Duties of Workers)
https://legislation.nsw.gov.au/view/html/inforce/current/act-2011-010#pt.8-div.1
Other Acts x 2 Workers Compensation Act 1987
https://legislation.nsw.gov.au/view/whole/html/inforce/current/act-1987-070
Environmentally Hazardous Chemicals Act 1985
https://legislation.nsw.gov.au/view/whole/html/inforce/current/act-1985-014#:~:text=An%20Act%20to%20provide%20for,of%20chemicals%20and%20chemical%20wastes.&text=This%20Act%20may%20be%20cited%20as%20the%20Environmentally%20Hazardous%20Chemicals%20Act%201985.&text=(1)%20Sections%201%20and%202,of%20assent%20to%20this%20Act.
Work Health and Safety Regulation Work Health and Safety Regulation 2017
Chapter 4, Part 4.3 Confined Spaces
Chapter 7, Part 7.1 Hazardous chemicals
351 Management of risks to health or safety
368 Duty to provide health monitoring
https://legislation.nsw.gov.au/view/html/inforce/current/sl-2017-0404
Other Regulations x 2 Fair Work Regulations 2009 http://www6.austlii.edu.au/cgi-bin/viewdb/au/legis/cth/consol_reg/fwr2009223/
Workers Compensation Regulation 2016
https://legislation.nsw.gov.au/view/html/inforce/current/sl-2016-0559
Standard x3 AS 2865 2001 Safe working in a confined space
SAI Global - https://www.saiglobal.com/online/Search/Standard
AS 1554.2 2021 Structural Steel Welding
SAI Global - https://www.saiglobal.com/online/Search/Standard
AS/NZS 1716. 2012 Respiratory protective devices
SAI Global - https://www.saiglobal.com/online/Search/Standard
Code of Practice x 3 Code of Practice Managing the Work Environment and Facilities (July 2020)
https://www.safework.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0016/50074/Managing-the-work-environment-and-facilities.pdf
Compliance Code Managing risks of hazardous chemicals in the workplace (July 2020)
https://www.safeworkaustralia.gov.au/doc/model-code-practice-managing-risks-hazardous-chemicals-workplace
Code of Practice Confined spaces (August 2019)
https://www.safework.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0015/50073/Confined-spaces-COP.pdf
Guidance material x 3 SafeWork NSW, Hazardous Chemicals
https://www.safework.nsw.gov.au/hazards-a-z/hazardous-chemical
Hazkem SDS https://hazkem.com.au/
Safety Alert New classification- welding fumes and UV radiation https://www.safework.nsw.gov.au/safety-alerts/safety-alerts/new-classification-welding-fumes-and-uv-radiation
1.3 List 10 internal & 10 external sources of information that may assist in organising WHS within the work environment. Then indicate 5 considerations that need to be followed when accessing information.
INTERNAL INFORMATION EXTERNAL INFORMATION
1 Compensation Claims 1 Safe Work
2 Injury Registers 2 SafeWork Australia
3 First Aid 3 Australian Bureau of Statistics
4 Days Absent 4 Government Agencies
5 Lost Time Injuries 5 Regulatory Authorities
6 Average Lost Time 6 Unions
7 Induction Files/forms 7 Specialist Consultant
8 Relevant Safety Data Sheets 8 Industry bodies
9 WHS Manager 9 Employer Groups
10 Workers 10 Legal Advisor
Outline procedural considerations for accessing internal documents Outline procedural considerations for accessing external documents
1 Privacy 1 Have authority
2 Bias 2 Relevance of documents to works
3 Validity & Reliability of the documents 3 Credibility of the source
4 Accuracy 4 Bias of the source
5 Legible/Can be understood 5 Costs of engaging specialists
1.4 Describe the legal differences between the WHS Act/Regulations & Codes of Practice. (Min 1 paragraph answer required)
The WHS Act/Regulations & Codes of practice legally differ mainly through enforcement. The Acts & Regulations are passed in parliament and are legally enforced under statute law in court. On the other hand, Codes of Practices are not legally binding, and its role is to outline ways and the steps to safely carry out certain tasks and meet all obligations set out in the WHS Act & Regulations.
In practicality a PCBU should carry out due diligence in using the codes to create Safe Work Methods in order to comply with WHS Acts & Regulations and provide a safe working environment.
1.5 As the WHS assistant you are required to complete this workplace activity to assist your manager in understanding WHS legislative requirements at ABC Steel.
There are three parts to this assessment task.
Step 1- Research Complete a research task following a request from your manager and document your findings.
Step 2- Correspondence activity Email your findings to your manager.
Step 3- Workplace activity Prepare information as required by the manager that will later be communicated in a report.
Step 1. Email from Human Resources Manager Michelle Baxter
This step requires that you read the following email from your Human Resources Manager, Michelle Baxter, and research the WHS legislation you accessed earlier to determine who the WHS duty holders are at ABC Steel and what are their legal responsibilities.
19.07.19
Hello!
I have been asked to present some health and safety information at the factory managers meeting next week and I would like you to assist me in identifying and confirming the duties, rights, and obligations of individuals and/or parties as specified in WHS laws. Can you please analyse the WHS legislation you recently sourced and email me with information on the following?
Duty Holders (Employer/PCBU/Officer) WHS legal obligation to apply safe workplace practices within their organization.
Individuals (Worker/Employee) WHS legal obligation to apply safe workplace practices within the workplace.
Where to locate information about their WHS duties, rights, and obligations.
Thanking you in advanceMichelle Baxter Human Resources Managermbaxterabcsteel@gmail.comStep 2. Correspondence activity Email Human Resources Manager Michelle Baxter
In this step, you will respond to Michelle Baxter via email with the information she requested in relation to confirming the duties, rights, and obligations of individuals and/or parties as specified in WHS laws. You must include a copy of your email below.
Note: You must ensure that your email is written with appropriate vocabulary and the correct level of formality.
Hi Michelle,
Under the NSW Work Health and Safety Act 2011 and the Work Health Safety Regulations 2017 the duties, rights, and obligations of a person conducting a business or undertaking (PCBU) are outlined. Additionally, the laws and regulations outline the responsibilities of all workers here at ABC Steel.
PCBUs have legal obligations under s19 of the WHS Act 2011 to ensure the safety of workers engaged/workers carrying out activities in the workplace. Also, to ensure the health and safety of other persons is not put at risk from work carried out as part of the conduct of the business or undertaking. PCBU also are responsible to so far as is reasonably practicable, maintain the premises so that the worker occupying the premises is not exposed to risks to health and safety. This may be accomplished at ABC Steel by providing and maintaining a safe work environment, fit-for-purpose plant and buildings, and suitable amenities to assure worker welfare.
Workers & Employees legal obligations are outlined in s27 & s28 of the WHS Act 2011. The act obliges workers to take reasonable care for their own safety as well as the safety of others in the workplace by ensuring their actions do not adversely impact others. Also, they are to follow any instructions given by the PCBU to meet their obligations as set out in the WHS Act 2011.
Please do not hesitate to contact me should you require any further information in relation to the above.
Kind regards,
Sandra Wehbe
WHS Assistant
sandra.wehbe@abcsteel.comStep 3. Simulated workplace activity Receive email from Michelle Baxter.
You will receive an automatic response from Michelle once you have emailed her in step two.
Read your email from Michelle and complete the template below recording relevant information which she requested.
Note: This information will support your findings and recommendations for an internal report in relation to any non-compliance related to the incident with Kim Lee.
List areas of the WHS Act that need to be taken into consideration with regards to the confined space incident
List areas of the WHS Regulations that need to be taken into consideration with regards to this incident?
How can ABC Steel keep up to date with WHS changes?
During the assessment process, you will be assessed by your CBD College trainer/assessor using the Observation Checklist 1 - WHS Legislation Feedback Task. You will be assessed on the following criteria:
Observation Checklist 1 - WHS Legislation Feedback Task Q1.5
During the research, did the candidate:
Access the correct WHS Act and WHS Regulations.
Identify the required duty holders.
During correspondence, did the candidate:
Explain the rights and obligations of the duty holders.
Explain where to locate required WHS legislative information.
Use a formal approach when presenting written information.
Use appropriate formal vocabulary when verbally communicating.
1.6 What are the details, functions, powers & purposes of the Work Health and Safety Regulator in your State?Name
SafeWork NSW
Address
92-100 Donnison St, Gosford NSW 2250
Website
https://www.safework.nsw.gov.au/
Functions
Regulate Work Health & Safety
Powers
Make inquiries & conduct investigationsTake photos, interviews, recordings, samples and measurements
Enter any place with reason to believe is a place of work.
Purposes
Investigate workplace incidents & enforce WHS laws in NSWProvide guidance to improve work health and safety in NSW
1.7 Workers must be trained in health and safety measures. What are the requirements for training under your States Work Health and Safety legislation? (Min 1 paragraph answer required)
Under the NSW Work Health and Safety Act 2011, S19, 3(f) a person conducting a business or undertaking is responsible for providing any information, training, instruction or supervision that is necessary to protect all persons from risks to their health and safety arising from work carried out as part of the conduct of the business or undertaking. This includes induction and workplace safety training, train workers for task specific works needed to work, appropriate supervision of workers & support regular refresher training.
1.8 Write an internal report which will be distributed to all parties on the non-compliance issues raised in the opening incident scenario including breaches of Act, Regulations, which Standards, Codes and Guidance material may be applicable with recommendations on corrections, including which policies and procedures may be applicable, who may give legal advice and what training and or tickets/licences may be applicable to rectify these issues. (Minimum. 500 words)
Internal Report
V1.2 Reviewed: 20.07.18 OHSMS 7.4.2 ABC STEEL Pty Ltd
Introduction - (Min 1 paragraph answer required)
Applicable Legislation
Standards (3 total)
1.
2.
3.
Codes (3 total)
1.
2.
3.
Guidance Material (3 total)
1.
2.
3.
Policies (3 total)
1.
2.
3. Procedures (3 total)
1.
2.
3.
A Possible Breach of Legislation (and what may be imposed by the WHS regulator in your state) -
Who could provide legal advice?
Training, Tickets, Licences, Permits (3 total) -
1.
2.
3.
Conclusion (Min 1 paragraph answer required - including recommendations for change)
1.9 Management has requested that you help identify and advise them about training for one of the tickets, licences or permits you mentioned within your report. Identify a training organisation where an applicable course is delivered and describe the associated costs and outcomes of the training as well as how it would meet specific WHS legislation requirements.
Preferred Training Providers
V2.4 Reviewed: 08.02.19 OHSMS 7.2 ABC STEEL Pty Ltd
Training Requirement
Training Organisation
Address, Website, Email, Phone number
Training Outcome (include the Unit of Competency Name and Code)
Length of Course
Cost of CourseWHS Legislation Reference (Act and Regulations)
ROLE PLAY
1.10 EMERGENCY TOOLBOX MEETING:
Carry out a 10 min toolbox meeting with your work group discussing the WHS legislative issues and concerns surrounding the incident on page 10. Record any feedback and suggestions or recommendations within the meeting form below.
You will be assessed on your consultation techniques and methods by your assessor and feedback will be given at the end of the meeting.
All team members are to participate. As well as being assessed on your written documentation of the safety meeting, your trainer will be assessing you in-class on your ability to demonstrate key skills associated with this Certificate IV in Work Health and Safety. The checklist that your trainer will be using for the in-class assessment can be seen over the page.
Tool Box Meeting Minutes
V1.5 Reviewed: 27.08.17 OHSMS 7.4.2 ABC STEEL Pty Ltd
Location ABC Steel HQ Date 20/11/2023
Supervisors Name Anthony Smith
Supervisors Signature XXXXX
Attendees Names Signatures
George XXXXX
Sandra XXXXX
Ben XXXXX
Luke XXXXX
Shane XXXXX
Chelsea XXXXX
Issues Discussed Solutions Identified
No PPE Signage to enforce mandatory PPE
No supervisor Permits to be signed off by supervisors to work with supervisor present
Build-up of fumes in the confined space Air Quality monitoring
No first aid training Enforce mandatory first aid training
During the assessment process, you will be assessed by your CBD College trainer/assessor using the Observation Checklist 2 - WHS Toolbox Meeting. You will be assessed on the following criteria:
Observation Checklist 2 - WHS Toolbox Meeting Q1.10
During the meeting, did the candidate:
Initiate discussions about WHS requirements
Contribute to the discussions about WHS legislative requirements
Collaborated with others to achieve a successful outcome
Cooperate with others to come to appropriate WHS solutions
Responded to questions from others
Show active listening when others were talking
Explain their WHS concerns cohesively.
Clarify any misunderstanding
Use questioning to gain understanding from others
Gave advice surrounding WHS responsibilities and obligations
Expand on ideas so they were understood by others
Help create decisions and solutions to support WHS requirements
Use a suitable language at a work group level
Assist with the running and function of a toolbox meeting
1.11 Management has asked you to debrief with your team and provide feedback on the consultation process. Please answer each of these questions in this feedback form with a short two-sentence response.
Feedback Form
V1.2 Reviewed: 20.07.18 OHSMS 7.4.2 ABC STEEL Pty Ltd
Describe what went well during the meeting?
Refer to day 1 noteHow could the meeting be improved?
Which alternative means of consultation could have been used today?
Describe any barriers that were present during the meeting
How did you overcome these barriers?
Assessment 1 Part 2 Analyse and Present Research Information
ABC Steel want you to research reliable information and data to ascertain what health and safety issues are likely to occur within a metal fabrication facility and has handed you a folder titled Statistics.
These include:
ABS - Australian Workers Compensation Statistics 2018-19.pdf
SWA - Manufacturing-priority-industry-snapshot-2018.pdf
WorkSafe Vic -Metal manufacture hotspots.pdf
SWA - Australian Workers Compensation Report 2019
ABC Steel Incident Form.doc
Your job is to identify the source of the statistics and establish if they are reliable, recent and relevant to the work being carried out at ABC Steel. (i.e. fabricated metal product manufacturing)
After reading through the documents you are then to identify three (3) specific findings within the statistics that you will report back on. These can include but are not limited to:
What is the most likely injury to occur within fabricated metal product manufacturing?
Which area of the body is an injury likely to occur to?
What is the frequency rate per million hours worked?
How many Lost Time Injuries have occurred at ABC Steel?
What is the expected number of days lost for this type of injury?
What is the average cost of an injury?
You may also reference other reputable sources of information to cross-reference your findings (these will need to be supplied with the final report).
You also have to analyse the internal Incidents at ABC Steel document and calculate the Lost Time Injury Frequency Rate (LTIFR).
Your findings will then be included in a 1000-word report to management. Your report will also need to include clear and justified assumptions and conclusions as well as recommendations based on the analysis of research information.
1.12 The company will need to acquire statistics that are:
Accurate
Lack bias.
Have authority.
Can be understood and
are relevant to fabricated metal manufacturing.
Name four websites where reliable sources of WHS statistical data and information can be obtained that meet the requirements listed above.
Safe work New South Waleshttps://www.safework.nsw.gov.au/Australian Bureau of Statisticshttps://www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/abs@.nsf/PrimaryMainFeatures/6324.020penDocumentSafe Work Australiahttps://www.safeworkaustralia.gov.au/statistics-and-research/statistics/statisticsStatistical Bulletins (SafeWork NSW)https://www.safework.nsw.gov.au/about-us/statistical-bulletinsIn addition to Government Agencies such as Comcare
1.13 Describe three (3) examples of internal data you may need for statistical analysis. (Min 1 paragraph answer required)
Slide 30 day 1 note
1.14 Do you believe the statistics that have been handed to you by management meet the requirements of being accurate, authentic, relevant and do they avoid bias. Explain your reasoning. (Min 1 paragraph answer required)I believe the statistics that have been handed to ME by management meet the requirements of being accurate, authentic, relevant and do they avoid bias. However they are out of date, the current version of these documents are available within ABS - Australian Workers Compensation Statistics
They are not up to date1.15 Read each document carefully. Provide a one-paragraph overview for each publication.
Feedback Form
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ABS - Australian Workers Compensation Statistics 2018-19.pdf Refer to day 1 noteSWA - Manufacturing-priority-industry-snapshot-2018.pdf WorkSafe Vic -Metal manufacture hotspots.pdf SWA - Key Statistics 2021.pdf ABC Steel Incident Form.doc 1.16 After reading through the statistics, identify three areas you will choose to focus on in your research, analysis and report. You will need to describe why these three areas are relevant to ABC Steel.
These areas can include but are not limited to:
What is the most likely injury to occur within fabricated metal product manufacturing?
Which area of the body is an injury likely to occur to?
What is the frequency rate per million hours worked?
How many Lost Time Injuries have occurred at ABC Steel?
What is the expected number of days lost for this type of injury?
What is the average cost of an injury?
Your findings will eventually be submitted to the HR manager for feedback in a report.
Refer day 1 note Feedback Form
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Document Analysis Item Relevance to ABC Steel
ABS - Australian Workers Compensation Statistics 2018-19.pdf SWA - Manufacturing-priority-industry-snapshot-2018.pdfsnapshot-2018.pdf WorkSafe Vic -Metal manufacture hotspots.pdf SWA - Key Statistics 2021.pdf ABC Steel Incident Form.doc 1.17 Work-related injury and disease calculations.
You have been handed a report from a human resources department manager titled ABC STEEL INCIDENT FORM. You will need to identify how many serious claims at ABC Steel there have been in the past 12 months (a serious claim is one full week or more away from work) and then calculate a Lost Time Incident Frequency Rate. They have also made you aware that 100 workers are working a 40-hour week. After comparing ABC outcomes with the statistics provided in ABS - Australian Workers Compensation Statistics 2018-19.pdf management has asked you and your teammates to provide them with a Statistical Analysis Snap Report which requires you to digest and discuss the statistics and to:
1.17a Calculate ABC Steels Serious Claims LTIFR (show workings)
1.17b Explain how this compares to the Australian National Serious Claim frequency rate
1.17c Compare to other trades such as:
Construction
Mining and
Transport, postal and warehousing
All team members are to participate. As well as being assessed on your written documentation of the statistical analysis, your trainer will be assessing you in-class on your ability to demonstrate key skills associated with this Certificate IV in Work Health and Safety. The checklist that your trainer will be using for the in-class assessment can be seen over the page.
Statistical Analysis Snap Report
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1.17a Refer to day 1 note1.17b
1.17c
During the assessment process, you will be assessed by your CBD College trainer/assessor using the Observation Checklist 3 - Statistical Analysis Meeting. You will be assessed on the following criteria:
Observation Checklist 3 - Statistical Analysis Meeting Q1.17
During the meeting, did the candidate:
Access the correct statistical data from the file
Use the functions of a calculator to complete LTIFR
Complete analysis of findings with teammates in a formal manner to obtain feedback
Present their statistical analysis using appropriate language at a work group level
Identify recommendations for improvements after statistical analysis
Assessment 2 - Write Complex Documents/ OHSMS
This is an integrated assessment that covers these units.
5 Core units
BSBWHS412 Assist with workplace compliance with WHS laws.
BSBWHS413 Contribute to the implementation and maintenance of WHS consultation and participation processes.
BSBWHS414 Contribute to WHS risk management.
BSBWHS415 Contribute to implementing WHS management systems.
BSBWHS416 Contribute to workplace incident response.
5 Elective units
BSBWHS431 Develop processes and procedures for controlling hazardous chemicals in the workplace.
BSBINS401 Analyse and present research information.
BSBWRT411 Write complex documents.
BSBWHS411 Implement and monitor WHS policies, procedures, and programs to meet legislative requirementsBSBWHS515 Lead initial response to and investigate WHS incidents.
Reading
CBD College Course E Chapter 3 A Systematic Approach to Managing Work Health and Safety pages 97 - 116Student workbook pages 17 -31
Instructions to Candidates
Assessment 2 is in two parts and contains 31 questions.
Part one focuses on writing complex documents which include producing a report related to the statistical data in assessment 1, a role-play (meeting management) as well as written questions.
Part two is dedicated to an OHSMS and a WHS policy and requires the completion of a group role play (action planning) as well as written questions.
The assessment involves the scenario - ABC Steel (on pages 6-8)
N.B. Your answers should be at least a paragraph long to show that you have adequately considered these questions. Answers that are only a sentence long are not acceptable.
2.1 Planning Stage. The human resources manager has contacted you via email asking you to:
1) inform management about your statistical findings
2) explain to the ABC Steel workers one issue you identified within your statistical analysis
You will need to first plan which appropriate documents would be required for these two purposes. Referring to the ABC Steel House Style Guide and ABC Steel WHS Manual complete the overview below before you begin to produce your documents.
DOCUMENT PLAN
Who is the document for? What type of document will be produced? Why is this the most appropriate document? Which software/applications are most suitable for the creation of this document? According to the ABC Steel Guide list the style requirements of this document Describe appropriate layout, colours, font, text size.
Which language style is used?
1. Management
Reports Can be saved and stored for future reference. Management can make informed decisions about these reports Word a title page
a table of contents (if over 4 pages long)
an introduction
body of findings
conclusions
recommendations
a list of references
appendices (if needed)
2. Workers
Poster Snapshot, straight forward, user friendly, easy to understand and gets the message across Canva 2.2 Management Meeting -
You will need to arrange a meeting between yourself and your human resources manager (your trainer) to discuss the following.
overview of the statistical data
LTIFR Calculations
identified issues to inform management and workers.
document plan, including.
the requirements of the documents that need to be produced.
selected format of each document
Your manager will also discuss the requirements of submitting a first draft, second draft and final copy of both documents, according to ABC Steel policies and procedures.During the assessment process, you will be assessed by your CBD College trainer/assessor using the Observation Checklist 4 - Statistical Analysis Meeting. You will be assessed on the following criteria:
Observation Checklist 4 - Management Meeting Q2.2
During the meeting, did the candidate:
Share their completed statistical data
Discuss their plan
Come to meeting with completed statistical data and a completed Document Plan
Obtain information or clarify requirements about both documents by asking questions and listening to the HR manager
Follow accepted communication protocols when seeking advice about both documents from the manager e.g. asks for feedback on the plan, listens to feedback, uses appropriate language, focusses on task, displays appropriate body language
Explain criteria used to select document type i.e. why did they choose the two document types?
Explain ways they can check and confirm that the document type chosen is appropriate for the audience and purpose
2.3 Draft text - (750 to 1000 words)
Now that you have planned how you will inform management about your statistical findings, create your first draft.
Ensure the following.
Include three relevant items from the statistics that have been provided (Q1.16)
Include the results of the Lost Time Injury Frequency Rate findings (Q1.17)
Include web addresses where statistical data has been obtained.
Cross-referencing of evidence, where possible
If there are gaps in your initial findings, describe which additional material or data may be needed to help fill those gaps. Additional information must come from relevant sources and be listed.
At least one graph, diagram or illustration will be included within your final document only (Q2.5b) you may like to plan this during this draft phase.
When you have created the first draft of your text, you must email a copy (in a word document) to your trainer for comments. They will then return your document with the necessary amendments needed before you can submit a final copy. Place the first draft WITH THE TRAINERS COMMENTS into the space provided.
Place the first draft of the text with the trainers comments here.
2.4 Prepare final text (750 to 1000 words)Once you receive your first draft back from your trainer, please read their remarks closely and make any additional corrections.
Ensure the final text version includes:
an introduction describing the purpose of the document.
3 identified statistical issuescorrect and relevant LTIFR Calculations
a conclusion with recommendations for improvement
a list of all websites contained in the report.
Proofread the report for grammar, spelling, accuracy, and punctuation.
Email the final draft to your trainer for last-minute check and final comments.Place your final TEXT ONLY with your trainers comments into the box below.
Placed revised final TEXT only here.
2.5a Produce document - (750 to 1000 words)
You can now finalise your document. Create your management report following the style described within ABC Steel House Style.pdf
Before submitting the final document to be printed, make sure you proofread and check to ensure all the requirements have been met.
Use the checklist below to do a final check of your document and make any necessary last-minute changes. Then place the finished version of your report into the space provided.
Report Item Check Y/N List the improvements required
Title Page Table of Contents Introduction Body Part 1 Body Part 2 Body Part 3 Body Part LTIFR Conclusion Recommendations Websites Listed Any Appendices Graph, Picture correct. Correct Font Correct Headings Correct Use of Bold Spelling Punctuation Grammar Paragraph Structure 2.5b Place your finalised report into the box provided.
Place Finished Document here
2.6 Next you are to email the responsible person to explain why you are providing them with the final report.
Create a copy of your first draft of the email and place it in the textbox provided below.
2.7 Complete the checklist below to make sure you have accurately completed the email as described within the ABC Steel House guide and ABC Steel WHS manual.
Email Item Check Y/N List the improvements required
To whom should the email be directed Use of a correct subject line Draft of the body is completed The body is kept to one screen length Does it meet the requirements of the style guide and manual Correct font, size and colour selected Correct salutation used I have checked my use of language I have checked the correct use of spelling and grammar I have used an appropriate signature I have identified the correct document or documents that are to be attached 2.8 Finally, create the email. After final proofreading, you are to screenshot the completed email and place it into the box below.
2.9 The workers at ABC Steel have heard that there has been an analysis completed on the statistics associated with working in manufacturing and would like to know the outcome.
You are to complete a poster that identifies a WHS issue you have noticed from the statistical analysis that would be appropriate for workers to understand.
Place the first draft of the poster into the box below. This can be a hand-drawn sketch, descriptive outline, rough design using applicable software.
2.10 Next you are to complete the checklist for the poster.
Report Item Check Y/N List the improvements required
Content Is it focused? The Title Is it a clear message? Text Spelling, Grammar, Punctuation? Layout and Format Is it logical? Images, Graph or Photo Is it relevant? Style Is it simple, clear, and concise? Language Appropriate for the workers? Colour Meets the requirements of the guide? 2.11 Place the final copy of your poster into the space provided.
All documents relating to the report will need filing and archiving within the ABC Steel document management system. The questions below relate to WHS document handling.
You can refer to your E-Book and the ABC Steel WHS Manual for advice.
2.12 Describe any legal requirements for WHS document handling.
(Min 1 paragraph answer required)
2.13 Describe the storage requirements for WHS Documents. (Min 1 paragraph answer required)2.14 Describe the ethical requirements when reporting WHS statistics.(Min 1 paragraph answer required)
2.15 Below is a list of documents scattered around the ABC Steel offices. Management has asked you to help organise this pile into two filing cabinets. The first has a lock and key for documents of a sensitive nature that need to be kept secure. The second cabinet is unlocked so workers and supervisors have access to the paperwork they need to fulfil their works.
Audit reports
Australian and industry standards
Certificates
Codes of Practice
Compensation reports
Copies of tickets and licenses
First aid register
Guidance notes
Health and safety committee meeting minutes
Health monitoring reports
Hearing Test Reports
Incident Procedure
Induction books
Internal training session records
Investigation reports
JSAs
Manufacturers manuals
Medical reports
Meeting attendance sheet
Near miss register Plant/Equipment registerReturn to Work Reports
Risk assessments
Safety budgets
Safety Data Sheet/SDS
Safety handbooks
Safety Plans
SOPs
Suppliers safety instructions
Survey results
SWMSs
SWPs
Toolbox meeting minutes
Training records
Verification of competency records (V.O.C)
WHS area reports
WHS guidelines
WHS legislation
WHS policies
WHS procedures
Work instructions
Secure Filing Cabinet Open Filing Cabinet
Audit reports
Certificates
Compensation reports
Copies of tickets and licenses
Health monitoring reports
Hearing Test Reports
Investigation reports
JSAs
Medical reports
Work instructions
Australian and Industry Standards
Codes of Practice
First aid register
2.16 Describe techniques for making sure information and data can be shared and distributed at ABC Steel. (Min 1 paragraph answer required)
2.17 Describe the key features of each of these document types.
Document Purpose
Policy
A set of principles and beliefs that are expressed to achieve a required
objective
Procedure
A written method that defines the steps involved for completing a task while
minimising risk
An electronic message distributed from one computer to another
Safety Alert
Safety alerts inform the workers of an incident or if an unsafe practice has occuredBusiness Letters A letter which is used by organisations to communicate in a professional way with customer, other companies, clients etc.
Manual
A book, pamphlet, that gives a list of instructions for a piece of equipment or
job task
Report
A concise written account to inform about a situation or subject which is
supported by evidence and factual data
Meeting Agendas Meeting agendas are to inform all attendees of the meeting why they are there, what they are there for and how they can accomplish certain goals in the workplace.
2.18 Explain why some WHS documents require secure storage. (Min 1 paragraph answer required)2.19 Describe why a house style is useful when designing and producing documents. (Min 1 paragraph answer required)
A house style is a predetermined set of rules that are used within an organisation to make sure all documents are created in a professional manner.
2.20 Explain rules and conventions for written English regarding document production at ABC Steel.
Assessment 2 Part 2 OHSMS
Scenario Additional information
ABC Steel has decided that the company needs to develop a WHS program that complies with ISO 45001 OHSMS after the workplace incident surrounding the employee carrying out cutting works. This will help the company to show compliance and give guidance when introducing workplace health and safety practices so further incidents can be avoided. As they have very limited knowledge in this area, they have asked you to help clarify some areas by answering the questions below.
2.21 What are the advantages of having a work health and safety management system? (Min 1 paragraph answer required)
2.22 To enable ABC Steel to improve its WHS performance access the ISO Standard 45001 management system and describe the 7 typical components in the template below
COMPONENT DESCRIPTION
Component 1 -
Component 2 -
Component 3 -
Component 4 -
Component 5 -
Component 6 -
Component 7 -
WHS POLICY
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OUR VISION
To foster a workplace culture across ABC Steel operations where workplace health and safety is considered a core value, safe behaviour is encouraged, and respected and continual improvement is considered to be part of normal business practice.
OUR GOAL
To eliminate work-related injury and ill health, to provide work environments that do not compromise the safety of any individual and to ensure that occupational health and safety is proactively managed throughout our operations.
This goal will be realised through these objectives:
Ensuring health and safety is integrated into other management systems.
Encourage appropriate consultation with all stakeholders on health and safety standards and ensure that these are observed.
Establishing benchmarks for safety and health and continuously monitoring these to identify opportunities for continual improvement.
Implementing risk management systems to identify, assess, monitor and control workplace risks and hazards.
Maintaining a program of education and training to enhance the skill levels and safety awareness of all staff.
Complying with all applicable work health and safety laws, regulations and industry requirements.
Investigate and report all notifiable incidents as per legislative requirements.
General Manager: Name: Alan Steel Signature: Alan Steel Dated: 20/01/2022Policy review date: 20th January 2023 Signature: Alan Steel2.23 Why is it important for an organisation to have a WHS policy? (Min 1 paragraph answer required)
2.24 How could ABC Steel personnel support and promote the objectives of the WHS policy?(Min 1 paragraph answer required)
2.25 How could the concepts of the WHS policy, WHSMS and Action Plans be communicated to workers? (Min 1 paragraph answer required)
2.26 Role play Develop an action plan REFER TO DAY 2 NOTE
Using the Action Plan below, complete the actions that are needed to implement the WHS policy at ABC Steel. This plan will be disseminated in the next ABC Steel management meeting for implementation.
You have 1 hour to complete your meeting.
All team members are to participate.
Your trainer will be assessing you in-class on your ability to demonstrate key skills associated with the Cert IV in WHS using the checklist belowPlease ensure that you document the members of the meeting and state the time and date and location of this meeting for authenticity reasons.
ABC Steel - Action Planning
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Attendees
Name: Sandra Signature: XXXXX
Name: Ben Signature: XXXXX
Name: Luke Signature: XXXXX
Name: Shane Signature: XXXXX
Name: Justin Signature: XXXXX
Time: Date: Location: THIS ACTION PLAN WAS COMPLETED BY TODAYS DATE
Action to be taken Priority (Critical, major, minor) Benchmarks(List 2) Resources(List 3) Responsible person to track progress Completion Date
1. Establish WHS Policy
Major 1 WHS Policy Written
2 Signed by CEO
WHS legislation, Policy Template,
Legal Advice Human Resources Manager Completed by 12/3/2019
2. Carry out Pre-Start Meetings
3. Complete Hazard Inspections
4. Ensure Safe Chemical Handling
5. Carry out Health Monitoring (noise testing)
During the assessment process, you will be assessed by your CBD College trainer/assessor using the Observation Checklist 5 - WHS Action Planning. You will be assessed on the following criteria:
Observation Checklist 5 - WHS Action Planning Q2.26
During the meeting, did the candidate:
Discuss the roles required for the meeting
Record the details of the plan according to directions
Discuss the plan with team members
Gain feedback from others about the plan
Show active listening when others were talking
Cooperated with team members to gain consensus when completing the plan
Clarify action plan goals with each member
Apply formal, logical problem-solving processes when identifying and evaluating several options for actioning
Set goals concerning benchmarks, resources, responsibility, and timeframe criteria.
Use word document skills to an appropriate level
Use questioning to gain understanding from others
2.27 How would a health and safety assistant explain and then implement the action plan into their work group area? (Min 1 paragraph answer required)2.28 Management has realised that they have omitted the return-to-work procedures and would like you to explain what actions can be added to the WHSMS plan, that will help facilitate the integration of the return to work of injured workers, & the injury management procedures. (Min 1 paragraph answer required)
Methods of Evaluation and Communication of WHSMS
2.29 What methods might you be involved in, as a health and safety assistant at ABC Steel, that help evaluate and review the organisation's work, health, and safety performance? (Min 1 paragraph answer required, and more than 1 method needs to be identified)
2.30 As the WHS assistant how would you communicate and explain the review and improvement of the WHSMS to others and facilitate their contribution to the review and evaluation. (Min 1 paragraph answer required)2.31 Supply ABC Steel with the details of a suitably qualified consultant, where legal advice could be obtained.
Name Address Website Phone Assessment 3 - Consultation/Training
This is an integrated assessment that covers these units.
5 Core units
BSBWHS412 Assist with workplace compliance with WHS laws.
BSBWHS413 Contribute to the implementation and maintenance of WHS consultation and participation processes.
BSBWHS414 Contribute to WHS risk management.
BSBWHS415 Contribute to implementing WHS management systems.
BSBWHS416 Contribute to workplace incident response.
5 Elective units
BSBWHS431 Develop processes and procedures for controlling hazardous chemicals in the workplace.
BSBINS401 Analyse and present research information.
BSBWRT411 Write complex documents.
BSBWHS411 Implement and monitor WHS policies, procedures, and programs to meet legislative requirementsBSBWHS515 Lead initial response to and investigate WHS incidents.
Reading
CBD College Course E-Book Chapter 2 Consultation Pages 54 98andStudent workbook pages 32 -41
Instructions to Candidates
Assessment 3 is related to the concepts of WHS consultation and training requirements. The assessment contains 22 questions and is in two parts.
Part One is dedicated to Consultation and includes a staff meeting role play as well as written questions and comprehensive reports. Part Two is related to training requirements and includes completion of a training matrix, research activities as well as written questions.
The assessment involves the scenario - ABC Steel (on pages 6 - 8)
N.B. Your answers should be at least a paragraph long to show that you have adequately considered these questions. Answers that are only a sentence long are not acceptable.
Scenario- additional information
Management has asked you to help ABC Steel gain an understanding of their obligations surrounding sharing health and safety information and to initiate changes to meet these obligations.
At this point the facility has a general workplace meeting about once a month in the yard, weather permitting, with all employees invited to attend. This meeting is not generally well attended, and it is often not very health and safety-focused as all business items are discussed. Workers generally do not speak up as it is felt that this meeting is holding up production.
When a health and safety issue is found, it is generally reported to a supervisor who sends the issue to management where it is generally lost, misunderstood, or ignored. Because of this, workers are generally disengaged in talking about health and safety as nothing seems to change.
As a health and safety assistant you will be required to contribute to implementing WHS consultation and participation processes by demonstrating your ability to;
Communicate and share WHS information and data
Implement WHS consultation and participation processes
Provide feedback on consultation processes and,
Contribute to improving WHS consultation and participation processes
3.1 Management has asked you to help identify and establish consultation and participation processes that could be used for gathering and documenting feedback on WHS at the workplace.
Using the Consultation Survey Form (below) ask 10 workers to complete the survey to gather the required information.
Promote and support participation by explaining to them the reason you are asking them to complete the surveyYou will be required to print the questionnaire and give it to 10 workers
Consultation Survey Form
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The WHS Team wants to know which of these consultative mechanisms you would most prefer. Rank the consultative measures below from 1 to 6 most preferred to least preferred.
(1 being most preferred, 6 being the least favoured).
1 Pre-Start Meeting (before work starts)
3 A Health and Safety Committee
6 Suggestion Box (anonymous)
5 Surveys (anonymous)
4 Talks with Health and Safety Reps
2 Toolbox Meeting (random during the day)
3.2 Results of the survey
Collate and place the responses to your survey into the template below.
Collate the results from your survey and rank the responses for preferred consultative measures below from 1 to 6 most preferred to least preferred. (1 being most preferred, 6 being the least favoured).
You will discuss your outcomes of the survey at the next safety meeting.
Consultation Survey Results
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Result: 16
1st Pre-Start Meeting (before work starts)
Result: 41
4th A Health and Safety Committee
Result: 61
5th Suggestion Box (anonymous)
Result: 61
5th Surveys (anonymous)
Result: 38
3rd Talks with Health and Safety Reps
Result: 35
2nd Toolbox Meeting (random during the day)
3.3 SAFETY MEETING ROLE PLAY REFER DAY 3 NOTE
You are required to break into groups of four or five and hold a workgroup safety meeting, role-playing as WHS Assistants of ABC Steel. You need to take minutes from that meeting as part of this role play.
Carry out the safety meeting and discuss the identified key work health and safety issues that are a concern to workers at ABC Steel.
You are required to fill out the template provided and:
List any concerns associated with those issuesList the solutions identified for each concernGive a name or position title for the appropriate person responsible for actioning the decisionSet a completion date for actioningYou have 1 hour to complete the meeting. All team members are to participate. As well as being assessed on your written documentation of the safety meeting, your trainer will be assessing you against the criteria in the checklist below. Please ensure that you review the assessment criteria before participating in this role play.
Please ensure that you document the members of the meeting and state the time and date and location of this meeting for authenticity reasons.
ABC Steel - Safety Meeting
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Attendees
Name: Sandra Signature: XXXXX
Name: Chelsea Signature: XXXXX
Name: TahinSignature: XXXXX
Name: Luke Signature: XXXXX
Name: Ben Signature: XXXXX
Name: Shane Signature: XXXXX
Time: 11am Date: 22/11/2023 Location: Site Office
WHS issue List WHS concerns x 3 List WHS Solutions x 3 By Whom By When
WHS requirement for consultation No prestart
No HSR Committee or rep
No toolbox
Introduce prestartCreate HSR committee or repStart toolbox meetings WHS Assistant/WHS supervisor 27/11/2023
Confined space entry
No training
No PPE
No supervision
Working alone
Obtain ticketsMandatory PPE (signage to be added to site)
Daily permits to be signed offBuddy system WHS Assistant/WHS supervisor 22/12/2023
Hazard Inspections
No risk assessment or SWMS
No pre works area inspectionNo signs in Korean
Sign & understand SWMSComplete pre work inspection
Implement signage in English & Korean WHS Assistant/WHS supervisor 6/12/2023
Chemical Handling
No PPE
No training
No ventilation
Mandatory PPE (signage to be added to site)
Obtain ticketsCreate ventilation, of possible have a source to provide fresh air (vacuum truck) WHS Assistant/WHS supervisor 6/12/2023
Lack of WHS training
Increased number of incidents
Increased number of near misses
LTI increaseUpdate policies and procedures & have them readily accessible (safety notice board, open cabinet)
Consultation
Communication (Toolbox talks & prestart) WHS Assistant/WHS supervisor 6/12/2023
During the assessment process, you will be assessed by your CBD College trainer/assessor using the Observation Checklist 6 - WHS Safety Meeting. You will be assessed on the following criteria:
Observation Checklist 6 - WHS Safety Meeting Q3.3
During the meeting, did the candidate:
Help to set up the meeting
Participate in creating opportunities for team members to be involved
Support participation of team members
Consider opportunities for the team to express their views
Encouraged others to participate
Initiates consultation
Contributes to successful outcomes
Respond to other team members' questions
Explain themselves well
Clarify and expand on any misunderstandings
Cooperate with others in the group
Uses correct questioning techniques
Displayed active listening
3.4 Management has asked you to debrief with your team and provide feedback on the consultation process. Please complete the Feedback Form below with a short two-sentence response.
Feedback Form
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Describe what went well during the meeting?
Everyone had a chance to talk and express concerns. All Concerns were met with solutionsHow could the meeting be improved?
The meeting could have involved more workers and recommendations from those actually working at ABC Steel in order to create a more inclusive environment.
Which alternative means of consultation could have been used today?
A health and safety survey could be passed around to the workers with the consensus suggesting what WHS risks are most concerning.
Describe any barriers that were present during the meeting
Some language barriers were presented as some workers did not understand key concerns due to English not being their first language. Also some different educational backgrounds created a misunderstanding of some points discussed in the meeting.
How did you overcome these barriers?
Have individual WHS consultations with specific workers and bringing along a translator. Workers to consult daily with their HSR or after any meetings to go through any concerns from the meeting.
3.5 As a WHS Assistant you are expected to communicate with a range of stakeholders. Who are the different groups that need to be consulted with at ABC Steel? Which are the most effective consultation mechanisms that can be used for each group?
Stakeholder Group Consultative Mechanism
Why is it important to choose the most effective consultation technique for each group? (approx. 100 Words)
3.6 With regards to the organisational chart on page 8 describe how consultation streams can be established at ABC Steel. (Min 1 paragraph answer required)
3.7 Your workgroup has asked you to clarify the requirements for consultation contained within the Work Health and Safety Act. Create a 250 to 300-word article that can be used in the next company newsletter and place it in the space provided below.
Monthly Newsletter
Submission Template
Not for Publication until authorisation ABC STEEL Pty Ltd
3.8 Management has asked you to describe the roles and responsibilities of health and safety representatives and health and safety committees.
Health and Safety Representatives
(Min 1 paragraph answer required)
Health and Safety Committees (Min 1 paragraph answer required)
3.9 How might consultation requirements be included in safe work procedures? (Min 1 paragraph answer required)
3.10 How can ABC Steel create opportunities for workers to participate and become involved in the consultation process? (Min 1 paragraph answer required)
3.11 Describe your consultation role as a Work Health and Safety assistant and how you may meet those requirements. (Min 1 paragraph answer required)
3.12 ABC Steel would like to know from each worker their individual WHS issues with their job processes. Which consultation technique could be used to gather feedback and how would it be documented? (Min 1 paragraph answer required)
3.13 ABC Steel would like to know from each factory group their combined WHS issues with their job processes. Which consultation technique could be used to gather feedback and how would it be documented? (Min 1 paragraph answer required)
3.14 List 5 potential barriers to effective consultation? Describe which strategies can be used to overcome them?
Barriers to Consultation Strategies to overcome Barrier
Training, Coaching, Mentoring
3.15 Four workers have requested training to help meet WHS requirements for consultation at ABC Steel.
Identify a training organisation into the preferred training provider form where an applicable course is delivered and describe the associated costs and outcomes of the training as well as how it would meet specific WHS legislation requirements for consultation.
Preferred Training Provider
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Training Requirement Training Organisation Address, Website, Email, Phone number Training Outcome (including the Unit of Competency Name and Unit Code/Number) Length of Course Cost of Course HS Legislation Reference 3.16 ABC Steel have several workers who feel reluctant to participate as English is their second language. Provide the WHS manager with suggestions on what training or mentoring opportunities these workers can be given to increase their opportunity to express their views. (Min 1 paragraph answer required)
3.17 Many workers at ABC Steel are exposed to chemicals and are unsure of their responsibilities for handling storage and use. Identify a training organisation into the preferred training provider form where an applicable course is delivered and describe the associated costs and outcomes of the training as well as how it would meet specific WHS legislation requirements for hazardous substances.
Preferred Training Provider
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Training Requirement Training Organisation Sky5
Address, Website, Email, Phone number Training Outcome (including the Unit of Competency Name and Unit Code/Number) TLID2003
Length of Course Cost of Course HS Legislation Reference NSW WHS Act 2011 s19 3(d) the safe use, handling, and storage of plant, structures, and substances.
NSW WHS Act 2011 s19 3(f) the provision of any information, training, instruction, or supervision that is necessary to protect all persons from risks to their health and safety arising from work carried out as part of the conduct of the business or undertaking.
NSW WHS Regulation Chapter 7 Hazardous chemicals
3.18 ABC Steel are about to hire a new welder to help with demand in factory 1. With reference to the Welders Job Description complete the training matrix on the next page by marking an X in the appropriate box where you perceive a training need at ABC Steel for our welding personnel.
ABC TRAINING MATRIX steel Fabricators
ATTENDEES
FACTORY MANAGER SAFETY SUPERVISORS DRIVERS MACHINISTS SPRAY PAINTERS CLEANERS GENERAL HANDS WELDERS TIME FOR TRAINING COST PER PERSON
$ INTERNAL
or
EXTERNAL
TRAINING
TRAINING DESCRIPTION INDUCTION
X X X X X X X X 1hr N/A Internal
FIRST AID
X X X X 4hr 100 Internal with first aid trainer
FIRE WARDEN X X X 4hr 175 External with the fire brigade
WORKING AT HEIGHTS
X X X 4hr 300 External with National Safety Council of Australia (NSCA)
CONFINED SPACE
X X X 8hr 750 Internal with External specialists
HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES
X X X X X 8hr 300 External with ChemWatch MANUAL HANDLING X X X X X X X X 4hr N/A Internal
PPE COMPLIANCE X X X X X X X X 2hr N/A Internal
WHITE CARD
X X X X X X X X 1 Day 100 External with CBD College
FORKLIFT X X X X 4hrs 350 Internal with external specialist
LEGEND X Training current and completed X Training due about to expire/retraining needed Training ExpiredImmediate retraining required Training Not Required
3.19 a/b. The potential new welders who have been interviewed would like to know if ABC Steel has any preferred training providers that they would recommend for two of the required permits, licences or tickets - before starting work. Research external training providers that contractors may use and list their details below.
3.19a
Preferred Training Provider 1
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Training Requirement White Card
Training Organisation Address, Website, Email, Phone number Training Outcome (including the Unit of Competency Name and Unit Code/Number) Length of Course Cost of Course 3.19b
Preferred Training Provider 2
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Training Requirement Working at heights permit
Training Organisation Address, Website, Email, Phone number Training Outcome (including the Unit of Competency Name and Unit Code/Number) Length of Course Cost of Course 3.20 Coaching and mentoring. You have been asked to coach & mentor the new induction trainer regarding the induction session for contractors and new welding staff so that expected outcomes are met.
Using the ABC Procedure Induction.doc as a guide, explain to the new trainer how this session would be delivered. Include any specific techniques, tips or training aids that could be used.
(Min 2 paragraph answer required)
3.21 The welders who will work in factory 1 next week are not clear on the PPE that must be worn, whilst carrying out their jobs. What coaching techniques would you administer to assist these crews? (Min 1 paragraph answer required)
3.22 One of the contract labourers has worked at ABC Steel on many occasions. She would like to work on a full-time basis and has asked you for advice. How would you apply mentoring techniques to help this person with their endeavours? (Min 1 paragraph answer required)
3.23 Consultation - Training, Coaching and Mentoring Research Report
You have just had an informal meeting with a range of workers from all areas of ABC Steel in the lunchroom. They have raised concerns that the organisation is not consulting correctly with workers and that there is no training or mentoring for WHS. This is leading to confusion and misinformation about WHS processes. They are all concerned someone could be hurt if this is not rectified soon.
You forwarded this information to the WHS Manager and she has asked you to help ABC Steel identify how this situation can be improved and which external training options, as well as any internal coaching options, be available to help establish consultation streams that meet WHS legislation requirements.
With reference to the information above and regarding the Scenario and Organisational chart on pages 6 8, complete a report for the WHS manager that includes your suggestions for;An introduction (what the report is about and why it has been written)
Appropriate WHS consultation external training options (descriptions of what training may be applicable)
Who would be applicable to receive training (identify position titles from within the ABC Steel)
A suitable organization where that training can be obtained (including the name of the organisation, address, web address, cost of training, duration of the training, certificate/accreditation achieved)
A cost analysis for the training (Total cost of all training for all trainees)
Internal coaching options for consultation (the type of coaching as well as who will lead the coaching sessions and typical resources that will be needed for the coaching session)
Finally, describe who could be deployed to organise mentoring for workers at ABC Steel regarding WHS and what mentoring options could lead to.
A conclusion (with your recommendations for establishing training, coaching and mentoring at ABC Steel and why you believe it would be beneficial for the company)
The report needs to be written in a professional manner using recognised terms and phrases that are appropriate for the WHS and is limited to 1000 words.
NOTE: Please type into the template on the next page. The boxes will expand as you type. Do not create a separate document and attempt to attach it to this assessment.
Internal Report - Consultation
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Introduction External Training Options Positions for External Training Organisation for External Training External Training Cost Analysis Internal Coaching Options Mentoring Options Conclusion Assessment 4 Risk Management/Chemicals/Health
This is an integrated assessment that covers these units.
5 Core units
BSBWHS412 Assist with workplace compliance with WHS laws.
BSBWHS413 Contribute to the implementation and maintenance of WHS consultation and participation processes.
BSBWHS414 Contribute to WHS risk management.
BSBWHS415 Contribute to implementing WHS management systems.
BSBWHS416 Contribute to workplace incident response.
5 Elective units
BSBWHS431 Develop processes and procedures for controlling hazardous chemicals in the workplace.
BSBINS401 Analyse and present research information.
BSBWRT411 Write complex documents.
BSBWHS411 Implement and monitor WHS policies, procedures, and programs to meet legislative requirementsBSBWHS515 Lead initial response to and investigate WHS incidents.
Reading
CBD College Course E-Book Chapter 5 Contribute to Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment Pages 136 169 and Chapter 6 Work-Related Health and Safety Measures and Initiatives Pages 170 182Student workbook pages 42 - 63
Instructions to Candidates
There are three parts to Assessment 4.
Part 1 Risk Management Part 2 Chemical Safety Part 3 Health Monitoring
Assessment 3 contains role plays and written tasks involving the completion of 36 questions.
Two questions involve Hazard and Risk Registers. There are also two skills role-plays supporting this assessment.
This assessment is about identifying hazards and then assessing and controlling risk as well as identifying potential areas for health monitoring and chemical safety.
The assessment involves the scenario - ABC Steel (on pages 6 - 8)
N.B. Your answers should be at least a paragraph long to show that you have adequately considered these questions. Answers that are only a sentence long are not acceptable.
Scenario - Risk Management at ABC Steel.
So far it has been noted that the risk identification at ABC Steel is carried out on an intermittent basis. As we have seen when calculating LTIFR, there is a risk template where injuries and near misses are combined (see document Incidents at ABC Steel.doc). and workers will generally only report an unsafe situation when prompted by a safety supervisor. There is a Hazard Report Form, but it is not being utilised. Your job is to help evaluate current risk management processes, identify appropriate risk management techniques, establish a comprehensive Risk Register that contains a risk analysis component, identify hazardous chemical exposure rates. You are also expected to identify areas of mandatory health monitoring that needs to be undertaken and any wellbeing issues that could be present within the workplace.
Assessment 4 Part 1 Risk Management
4.1 What is a hazard? What is a risk? (Give an example for both)
Definition Example
Hazard Slide 2 day 4 Risk Slide 3 day 4 4.2 Describe the steps involved in Risk Management. (Min 1 paragraph answer required)
Slide 8 day 44.3 Legal Requirement for Risk Management
What are the WHS legislative requirements of PCBUs/employers, with regards to risk management? (Min 1 paragraph answer required)
Act s17
Regulation R35
4.4 Access the ABC Steel Incident Form.doc and describe any issues with regards to using this as the current ABC Steel risk management identification tool. (Min 1 paragraph answer required)
Missing control measures/missing responsible person/missing risk rating. (Min 1 paragraph answer required)
4.5 Describe which other risk identification processes are in place at ABC Steel? (Min 1 paragraph answer required)
Refer ABC Steel WHS manual part 1 resource folder to see which other processes they already have to identify the hazard. Hints SWMS/JSA .
4.6 Research appropriate tools and techniques that could be used for future risk identification at ABC Steel and describe why they would be appropriate. (Min 1 paragraph answer required)
4.7 - ABC Steel Risk Assessment Role Play. You have been asked to attend the first ABC Steel Risk Assessment workshop. During this meeting, you and your workgroup are expected to complete the Hazard Identification and Risk Register template provided below to list hazards that you have identified at ABC Steel.Identify the hazard, assign associated risks then follow this by recommending control measures using the principles of the hierarchy of control. You have one hour to complete this workshop meeting. All team members are to participate. As well as being assessed on your written documentation of the safety workshop meeting, your trainer will be assessing you in-class on your ability to demonstrate key skills associated with this Certificate IV in Work Health and Safety. The checklist that your trainer will be using for the in-class assessment can be seen on the next page. Please ensure that you document the members of the meeting and state the time and date and location of this meeting for authenticity reasons. REFER TO DAY 4 NOTE
ABC Steel - Risk Assessment Meeting
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Work activities Hazards x 2 Risks x 3 Initial risk rating no controls Control plan - list controls measures to be implemented Responsible person Residual Risk rating after controls Comments
L C R L C R Example: Finishing of stainless-steel products Chemical fumes
Al Lung DamageSkin burns, Eye damageFires A 4 VH Isolation - boothEngineering - Extraction fansAdmin - Signs, training, SDS.PPE masks, Gloves etc. WHS Manager D 4 M Ongoing: supervision, training, inspections, maintenance, correct PPE worn & monitoring
Chemical Use
Fumes
Inhalation
Spill Carrying Steel
Welding
Forklift Operation
Attendees
Name: Signature:
Name: Signature:
Name: Signature:
Name: Signature:
Name: Signature:
Name: Signature:
Time: Date: Location: During the assessment process, you will be assessed by your CBD College trainer/assessor using the Observation Checklist 7 - WHS Risk Register. You will be assessed on the following criteria:
Observation Checklist 7 - WHS Risk Register Q4.7
During the meeting, did the candidate:
Collaborated with others to facilitate successful outcomes of risk assessing
Helped team members to identify hazards
Contributed to the risk analysis and evaluation by calculating the likelihood and consequence criteria of each risk
Establish problem-solving of risks with the use of the hierarchy of controls criteria
Contributed to the documenting of the risk register
Uses correct language while discussing risk management activities
Complete the meeting to the time frame
Used the correct risk management resources
Assessment 4 - Part 2 Chemical Safety
ABC Steel has a chemical handling issue!
After a recent toolbox meeting, workers have revealed that there are numerous chemicals used in work processes and there is no safe handling, storage or training associated with the use of hazardous substances. The only control in use is that of disposable dust masks. Workers are all concerned as they feel they have brought this to supervisors attention before, but nothing has been done to rectify the issue.
It was also reported that another worker has been overcome with fumes while cleaning one of the bathroom amenities. He was using a large undiluted amount of bleach and was not wearing gloves or breathing protection. The worker was taken outside and recovered from the effects of dizziness and lack of breathing ability and was then sent to the company GP for a check-up. A painter has also logged a first aid report where she has recorded that she was treated for a skin burn associated with the priming chemical they use before painting.
A supervisor has inspected these areas and noticed there are no storage facilities for any of the chemicals and hazardous substances being used on site. Also, no one is wearing correct PPE, there are no SOPs associated with job tasks and there has been no training or information given to workers. The SDSs associated with these hazardous substances are within the company document system in the admin building but not have distributed within the workplace (The SDSs are provided within your student resources).
You are to complete the questions and research below in regard to the hazardous chemical situations that have been reported so far at ABC steel. You will also need to;Analyse monitoring results
Compile a risk register
Develop two information proformasCompile two safety alerts and
Write a report for management
4.8 Please provide management with an overview of the WHS legal requirements for controlling hazardous chemicals. You will need to reference the Act and Regulations in your response. (Min 1 paragraph answer required)
4.9 Management has asked you to identify which organisational policies and procedures need revising associated with the pickling gel, bleach and paint use. (Min 1 paragraph answer required)
4.10 ABC Steel management has asked you to provide the names and details of two specialists who can provide advice about chemical storing, handling and control. Put the details into the proforma below.
Preferred Specialist List
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Name Specialist 1
Address, website, phone, email
Specialised assistance providedName Specialist 2
Address, website, phone, email
Specialised assistance provided4.11 SAFETY WORKSHOP Chemical Exposure Report Meeting - Risk Assessment
A recent risk inspection of the workplace has been conducted and it has found hazardous chemicals are not being identified. As a result, an occupational hygienist was called to help establish safe work procedures around the chemicals in use at ABC Steel. They have taken some air quality tests and their findings related to the Minimum Protection Factors (MPF) for the exposure to three identified chemicals are listed below. It has been decided that an emergency safety workshop meeting is required to help research solutions to ABC Steels chemical handling issues. During the meeting, you will be required to;Complete the hazard identification register for two of the three job tasks of welding, cleaning or painting.
Access and research the relevant SDSs and identify, discuss, and record the correct:
Product Name
Hazards
Personal Protection
Compare the specialist findings below for MPF outcomes up to 10 against the requirements in the individual SDS for that chemical to establish what type of breathing equipment is required for each work situation.
You also need to identify the overriding Australian Standard for respirators.
Place your findings in the chart below.
You have one hour to complete this workshop meeting. All team members are to participate. As well as being assessed on your written documentation of the safety workshop meeting, your trainer will be assessing you against the criteria in the checklist below (Page 73). Review the assessment criteria before starting your meeting.
Dont forget to document the members of the meeting and state the time and date and location of this meeting for authenticity reasons.
Specialist findings from their monitoring of the three chemical exposure situations at ABC Steel.
WHS Specialist Monitoring Report for ABC Steel
Product Name MPF Reading
White King Bleach
Open Space (Bathroom) MPF 3
Pro Weld Pickling Paste
Open space (Inside Silo) MPF 9
Paint Primer Open Space (Painting Booth) MPF 7
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Job Task Area Chemical Product Name
(Section 1) Hazards Statement(s)
(Section 2) Personal Protection
(Section 8) MPF ABC Readings Up to 10 Respiratory
Protection
(Type of Mask) Respirator
Standard Number
Cleaning
Bathroom Coles Lemon Bleach Causes severe burns and eye damage Half face respirator (ABK-AUS/ Class 1 P2) Painting
Painting Booth Flammable liquid and vapour. Causes skin irritation.
Causes serious eye irritation.
May cause an allergic skin reaction. Half face respirator (ABK-AUS/ Class 1 P2) Attendees
Name: Sandra Signature: XXXXX
Name: Ben Signature: XXXXX
Name: Luke Signature: XXXXX
Name: Tahsin Signature: XXXXX
Name: Shane Signature: XXXXX
Time: Date: Location: During the assessment process, you will be assessed by your CBD College trainer/assessor using the Observation Checklist 8 - Chemical Exposure Report. You will be assessed on the following criteria:
Observation Checklist 8 - Chemical Exposure Report - Q4.11
During the meeting, did the candidate:
Communicate with others to facilitate successful outcomes of chemical risk assessing
Access the correct documents from the filing system
Help team members to identify chemical hazards
Contribute to the risk identification of chemicals
Contribute to suggesting correct controls for chemical exposure
Establish problem-solving for chemical risks with the use of Safety Data Sheets
Contribute to the documenting of the chemical risk register report
Uses correct language while discussing chemical management activities
4.12 You have been assigned the task of breaking the Safety Data Sheets down into more manageable information that will be used in a training program. Select TWO out of the three SDSs associated with the chemical handling issues reported above and complete the two training resources below. These will be handed to workers before training for these chemicals. The purpose is to inform the workers about the health and safety requirements of these substances.
4.12a Training resource 1:
Chemical Name: Coles Lemon Bleach
FIRST AID FIRE FIGHTING SPILLAGES STORAGE PPE TO BE WORN 4.12b Training resource 2:
Chemical Name____________________
FIRST AID FIRE FIGHTING SPILLAGES STORAGE PPE TO BE WORN 4.13 Complete the two Safety Alerts below. The first safety alert is associated with the welding process and the Pro Weld Pickling Gel and the second is concerning the incident involved with cleaning the bathroom with bleach. Reread the scenarios and then refer to the relevant SDSs in your resources. These notices will be displayed on the WHS noticeboard and distributed to workers as handouts. You must provide the following:
- A title
- An overview of the incident
- An investigation (the causes of the incident)
- Recommendations (so that this type of incident does not occur again - include a reference to the relevant codes, standards, guidance material, policies or procedures that are applicable)
Safety Alert A (4.13a)
*TITLE*
INCIDENT -
INVESTIGATION -
RECOMMENDATIONS -
DATE ISSUED:
Safety Alert B (4.13b)
*TITLE*
INCIDENT -
INVESTIGATION -
RECOMMENDATIONS -
DATE ISSUED:
4.14 Create a short report for management regarding your findings from the chemical exposures and give solutions for control measures that can be added to the work process. Explain how you decided which controls to use and list any referencing materials used. Finally describe how each control will be implemented into the workplace. (no more than 750 words)
Internal Report - Chemical Handling
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Introduction Descriptions of ABC Steel Chemical Exposure
Welding (Proweld Pickling Gel) Painting (Paint Primer) Cleaning (Bleach) Descriptions of Controls Required (including the hierarchy of controls)
Welding Painting Cleaning
Conclusion 4.15 Assume your suggestions regarding the controls for chemical exposure have been approved and actioned by management, provide management feedback on how you will monitor each control is working and effective. (Min 1 paragraph answer required)
4.16 Describe what could cause any non-compliance in relation to the new controls that have been actioned. (Min 1 paragraph answer required)4.17 Name three procedures that would need to be written or adjusted associated with the changes made to working with chemicals and how could management explain to workers these new working conditions?
Consider the procedures related to;risk management
information found in SDSs
investigating and reporting
Name of Procedure Why it needs Rewriting(Min 1 paragraph answer required for each) How can management explain the changes associated with these new procedures? (Min 1 paragraph answer required)
Controls for chemical handling have been initiated. Its time to monitor and review that they have been embedded effectively. After talking to workers, they are happy with the new masks and feel a lot safer. Some were unsure about storing all the chemicals in one storage unit. An inspection of the Chemical storage area will need to be undertaken and your supervisor suggests that you take the new employee with you to help with the inspection.
4.18 Workplace Inspection/ Role play
Prior to inspection As Health and Safety assistant you will need to access the information on current workplace controls for this area and gather the appropriate tools to complete the inspectionDuring the inspection You will need to record your outcomes (using the template below) and discuss any non-compliance with your colleague and discuss any immediate action required.
Post-inspection Complete an exit meeting with your colleague and discuss/take action to ensure no one can access the stored chemicals and demonstrate problem-solving skills as required.
REFER TO DAY 4 NOTE
ABC Steel
Chemicals Control Checks Yes No n/a Comments / Actions
Is there a register of hazardous chemicals? X Are Safety Data Sheets (SDS) available for all chemicals? X Are containers and their labels complete & in good condition? X Is signage appropriate? X Have decanted substances been labelled in accordance with requirements? X Is general storage for chemicals sufficient? X Is there segregation of incompatible classes of chemicals? X Is there a procedure for dealing with chemical spills? X Are controls effective? X Are controls understood? X What can be improved? During the assessment process, you will be assessed by your CBD College trainer/assessor using the Observation Checklist 9 - Chemical Cabinet Inspection. You will be assessed on the following criteria:
Observation Checklist 9 - Chemical Cabinet Inspection/ Q4.18
During the meeting, did the candidate:
Review the current controls for the storage of hazardous chemicals
Carry out inspection of the chemical storage room correctly
Identify if signage was appropriate
Identify if correct SDSs were readily available
Inspect if chemicals were stored correctly
Identify any hazards associated with stored chemicals
Identify if required PPE was available
Communicate any non-compliance with the assessor
Use suitable language to communicate information and contribute ideas about hazardous chemical controls with team members
Cooperate with others to conducted inspections accordingly
4.19 Describe 4 WHS specialists (or technical advisors) that may assist ABC Steel, regarding risk management, chemical handling, wellbeing and noise issues1. Risk Management
2. Chemical Handling
3. Wellbeing
4. Noise
4.20 Describe four potential barriers that may be present, whilst establishing the new control measures at ABC Steel.
1 2 3 4 4.21 How can you identify which would be the potential best options to control risks found at ABC Steel? (Min 1 paragraph answer required)
4.22 How can the Hierarchy of Controls help in the risk management process? (Min 1 paragraph answer required)
4.23 Firstly, list each level of the hierarchy of controls. Secondly, give an example next to each level of the hierarchy of controls from your completed hazard registers.
Level of Hierarchy Example
4.24 How can we monitor, and review, the effectiveness of the risk controls with regards to reducing the hazards to an acceptable level? (Min 1 paragraph answer required)
4.25 Monitoring and review should be a planned part of your risk management process. Complete the planning template below and record how you plan to monitor the effectiveness of risk controls according to organisational policies and procedures.
Once you have completed your planning you will need to;present your plan (email) to your supervisor (your trainer) and communicate the strategies for monitoring.
seek advice/feedback from your supervisor (your trainer) about your plan for monitoring.
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Control
Goal
What are you trying to identify? e.g. compliance, effectiveness, any new risks Who will be consulted? What documents will be reviewed and how they will be accessed? Responsible person to conduct the review When Review will occur?
Feedback from Supervisor
4.25 a Now adjust the plan to add your
ABC Steel Risk control review plan
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Control
Goal
What are you trying to identify? e.g. compliance, effectiveness, any new risks Who will be consulted? What documents will be reviewed and how they will be accessed? Responsible person to conduct the review When Review will occur?
4.26 Describe why Safe Work Procedures need to be adjusted after new controls are added. (Min 1 paragraph answer required)
Assessment 4 Part 3 Health and Wellbeing Issues at ABC Steel
4.27 Describe which mandatory health issues described within the WHS Regulations will need to be addressed within ABC Steel. (Min 1 paragraph answer required)
4.28 Describe which wellbeing issues could be of potential concern to ABC Management. (Min 1 paragraph answer required)
4.29 Why is it important for ABC Steel to recognise mandatory health issues within the workplace?(Min 1 paragraph answer required)
4.30 What are the benefits of ABC Steel recognising wellbeing issues within the workplace?(Min 1 paragraph answer required)
HEALTH MONITORING SURVEY
A workplace survey is being designed to identify any areas that may be affecting peoples health and mental wellbeing while working at ABC Steel.
4.31 Create three questions that identify any mental health issues such as stress, bullying, harassment, equal opportunity or similar situations that may be present at ABC Steel.
HEALTH MONITORING WELLBEING QUESTIONNAIRE
Q1. Q2. Q3. 4.32 Review your state's WHS Regulations and identify where they describe areas of mandatory health monitoring. Create three questions that identify where workers may be exposed to particular chemicals or other hazards that require health monitoring.
HEALTH MONITORING QUESTIONNAIRE
Q1. Q2. Q3.
HEALTH MONITORING RESEARCH REPORT
4.33(a). Mandatory Health Issue - Research and describe a suitable Noise Monitoring Program that can be implemented into ABC Steel.
4.33(b). Wellbeing Initiative - Research and describe a suitable Employee Assistance Program (EAP) that can also be implemented into ABC Steel.
Provide details in the template below that can be communicated to stakeholders.
4.33(a) MANDATORY HEALTH ISSUE - Noise Testing 4.33(b) WELLBEING INITIATIVE - EAP
NAME/DETAILS OF PROGRAM(including the companys name, address, website) SOURCES OF INFORMATION RELEVANT TO THIS PROGRAM
(List 4 references that may be useful and /or applicable to the monitoring program)
industry bodies and groups, unions
relevant Australian and international standards
relevant websites, journals and newsletters
work health and wellbeing specialists COSTS OF THE PROGRAM(include per-person cost, typical ongoing costs in time and resources) BENEFITS OF PROGRAM(in your own words)
LEGISLATIVE REQUIREMENTS
WHS Acts, regulations, codes of practice, guidance material, and other information issued by WHS regulators 4.34 Devise an Action Plan to submit to the ABC Steel WHS committee, using the template below of all perceived areas in need of improvement based on Mandatory and Wellbeing Monitoring at ABC Steel factory that has been identified.The Action plan should contain:
the action to be taken.
priority of action
benchmarks set against best practice.
what resources will be needed?
the responsible person to track progress.
and the expected timeline for completion
Action to be taken Priority (Critical, major, minor) Benchmarks
(List 2) Resources
(List 3) Responsible person to track progress The date this action must be completed
1. Carry out noise tests2. Carry out hearing tests3. Roll out Employee Assistance Program
4. Audit both health programs
4.35 How could ABC Steel review and evaluate the mandatory and wellbeing programs?(Min 1 paragraph answer required)
4.36 The review and evaluation of mandatory wellbeing programs need to be explained to the workplace. Describe how you will share results with individuals and also with whole workgroups.
How I will explain health results to individuals
Why I will use this approach.
(Min 1 paragraph answer required) How I will explain health results to groups of people.
Why I will use this approach.
(Min 1 paragraph answer required)
Assessment 5 - Responding to IncidentsThis is an integrated assessment that covers these units.
5 Core units
BSBWHS412 Assist with workplace compliance with WHS laws.
BSBWHS413 Contribute to the implementation and maintenance of WHS consultation and participation processes.
BSBWHS414 Contribute to WHS risk management.
BSBWHS415 Contribute to implementing WHS management systems.
BSBWHS416 Contribute to workplace incident response.
5 Elective units
BSBWHS431 Develop processes and procedures for controlling hazardous chemicals in the workplace.
BSBINS401 Analyse and present research information.
BSBWRT411 Write complex documents.
BSBWHS411 Implement and monitor WHS policies, procedures, and programs to meet legislative requirementsBSBWHS515 Lead initial response to and investigate WHS incidents.
Reading
CBD College Course E-Book Chapter 8 Investigating Incidents Pages 204 248Student Workbook pages 64 - 78
Instructions to candidates
This assessment is about participating in the planning, conduct and reporting of investigations of incidents that have resulted in or have the potential to result in, injury or damage. Situations may range from relatively minor to major incidents.
There are three parts to Assessment 5 that involve written questions, a group role play, completion of reporting and injury registers, as well as completion of two comprehensive reports. The final component includes a final audit checkPart One Fall from Heights Investigation (20 questions)
Part Two Confined Space Investigation (14 questions)
Part Three Review and Self Appraisal (3 questions)
The assessment involves the scenario - ABC Company as well as additional incident information specific to each investigationN.B. Unless otherwise noted, your answers should be at least a paragraph long to show that you have adequately considered these questions. Answers that are only a sentence long are not acceptable.
Assessment 5 Part A - Participate in the investigation of incidentsQuestions 5.1 to 5.20 in assessment 5 Part A will relate to the additional information given below in the fall from heights scenario
Scenario Additional information: Fall from Heights at ABC Steel Engineering
You are a member of the incident investigation team at ABC Steel. The company has a large site with three purpose-built buildings on the outskirts of the city. The company's hours of operation are from Monday to Friday 7 am to 4.30 pm and Saturdays 8 am to 1 pm. There is also scope for overtime when needed usually over the weekend and workers can work up to 60 hours a week when they are busy. There are approximately 100 staff members. These include machinists, cutters, welders, painters, drivers, as well as general labourers. There are times when workers are required to operate offsite, delivering and installing finished steel products.
The workplace policy on rest periods states that staff takes fifteen-minute morning/afternoon breaks and a 30-minute lunch break. This also forms part of the organisations fatigue management plan. This is sometimes overlooked by staff as work is fast-paced and busy.
Employees are reasonably well-paid but work hard for long hours and are under stress to finish jobs to strict time schedules.
On Friday 12th July 2020 at 6.30 pm you were informed that there had been an incident in building 1 and a worker has been taken to Edge Town hospital.
You arrive at building 1 at 6.45 pm. There are about 10 workers who are wandering around. All have stopped work. You immediately secure the site and start notifying stakeholders as per the Incident Investigation Procedure.
Carlos, the forklift driver, leads you to the scene of the incident (next to scaffolding and silo in the middle of building 1 work area) and explains that a welder, Kelvin Jones (47 years old), has slipped from the top of a silo and knocked himself unconscious and he has a minor cut on his leg. That was at 6.00 pm. As Kelvin fell, he grabbed hold of the welding equipment and bottles which fell with him. These were also damaged in the fall and were secured by Steve at the incident site.
There is a labourer who witnessed the incident, (Steve), who called for the assistant manager, Gina, who is also the first aid officer, who administered first aid and called an ambulance (6.03 pm).
By the time the ambulance arrived (6.15 pm) Kelvin had regained consciousness and the cut on his left leg had been treated to stop the bleeding by Gina with wound cleaning wipes, cut saline solution, and wound dressing covered with a crepe bandage. Kelvin was obviously in a lot of pain, going into shock and then taken to hospital (6.25 pm). That is when they called you.
You inspect the work area and notice that fall protection harnesses have not been worn. When you ask Gina why this is so, she states We didnt have time to put the harnesses on as we are too busy, and it was only a five-minute weld.
The following day the return-to-work coordinator has informed you that the injured worker has suffered extensive damage to his head in the fall and will be away from work for two weeks rehabilitating from the effects of the concussion. Interview transcripts - July 17th, 2020
Interview transcripts (Use the transcripts below to help identify potential causes of the fall from height at ABC Steel)
-120770195712When the incident occurred, can you please describe what you saw? I was on the fork at the back of the factory and didnt see it but heard a crash.
Who else was at the incident scene? Gina and Steve were there when I got there.
In your own words, what communication took place between worker and others prior to the incident? Kelvin is always shouting with everyone. He is always stressed out.
What previous near misses or similar incidents have occurred? I never work at heights, so I wouldnt know for sure but some of the blokes refuse to do it.
00When the incident occurred, can you please describe what you saw? I was on the fork at the back of the factory and didnt see it but heard a crash.
Who else was at the incident scene? Gina and Steve were there when I got there.
In your own words, what communication took place between worker and others prior to the incident? Kelvin is always shouting with everyone. He is always stressed out.
What previous near misses or similar incidents have occurred? I never work at heights, so I wouldnt know for sure but some of the blokes refuse to do it.
Carlos - Forklift Driver
-111851239304When the incident occurred, can you please describe what you saw?Kelvin used a ladder to get himself up to the top of the scaffolding next to the silo which is about three metres high. We had an Elevated Work Platform (EWP) in factory 2 but couldnt get it as the factory was shut and factory manager had gone home with the keys. It was the same with the harness. It was in the stores, locked away. We asked for it earlier but were told to wait.
Who else was at the incident scene? Gina gave first aid. I reckon she saved his life. Carlos turned up and phoned an ambulance.
In your own words, what communication took place between worker and others prior to the incident?Same old, same old. Kelvin was always at odds with management who were telling us one thing about safety then not allowing us to do the job in the right manner. Never enough time etc. I spoke to Kelvin on the day and he was over it and thinking of quitting.
What previous near misses or similar incidents have occurred? Too many.
00When the incident occurred, can you please describe what you saw?Kelvin used a ladder to get himself up to the top of the scaffolding next to the silo which is about three metres high. We had an Elevated Work Platform (EWP) in factory 2 but couldnt get it as the factory was shut and factory manager had gone home with the keys. It was the same with the harness. It was in the stores, locked away. We asked for it earlier but were told to wait.
Who else was at the incident scene? Gina gave first aid. I reckon she saved his life. Carlos turned up and phoned an ambulance.
In your own words, what communication took place between worker and others prior to the incident?Same old, same old. Kelvin was always at odds with management who were telling us one thing about safety then not allowing us to do the job in the right manner. Never enough time etc. I spoke to Kelvin on the day and he was over it and thinking of quitting.
What previous near misses or similar incidents have occurred? Too many.
Steve Labourer
-180794295094When the incident occurred, can you please describe what you saw?I didnt actually see the incident as I had my back to it and was in the site office anyway. I heard a crash and commotion. As I walked out of the site office I saw Steve calling and waving to me. Thats when I noticed Kelvin on the floor.
Who else was at the incident scene? Steve and Carlos.
What communication took place between worker and others prior to the incident? I saw Kelvin arguing with Peter in the morning about doing the weld. He wanted to get into a harness and do it straight away but was told to finish his other work first.
What previous near misses or similar incidents have occurred? We have had a few near misses as workers do not like to get the harness on as they see it as a waste of time especially with quick welds. It had been mentioned to Peter on a number of occasions and he had said we need to re-introduce requirements into pre-start meetings.
00When the incident occurred, can you please describe what you saw?I didnt actually see the incident as I had my back to it and was in the site office anyway. I heard a crash and commotion. As I walked out of the site office I saw Steve calling and waving to me. Thats when I noticed Kelvin on the floor.
Who else was at the incident scene? Steve and Carlos.
What communication took place between worker and others prior to the incident? I saw Kelvin arguing with Peter in the morning about doing the weld. He wanted to get into a harness and do it straight away but was told to finish his other work first.
What previous near misses or similar incidents have occurred? We have had a few near misses as workers do not like to get the harness on as they see it as a waste of time especially with quick welds. It had been mentioned to Peter on a number of occasions and he had said we need to re-introduce requirements into pre-start meetings.
Gina Assistant Manager (first aider)
25879182534When the incident occurred, can you please describe what you saw?I didnt see the incident as I had left for the day.
Who else was at the incident scene? I believe that Gina, Steve and Carlos were at the incident at the time.
In your own words, what communication took place between worker and others prior to the incident?Kelvin was arguing with everybody all day. He had a heated argument with Gina earlier in the day when he refused to take his lunch break. He complained he was too busy to stop. He was shouting at the Korean workers all day to hurry up and had them running about all over the place.
What previous near misses or similar incidents have occurred?
None to my knowledge.
00When the incident occurred, can you please describe what you saw?I didnt see the incident as I had left for the day.
Who else was at the incident scene? I believe that Gina, Steve and Carlos were at the incident at the time.
In your own words, what communication took place between worker and others prior to the incident?Kelvin was arguing with everybody all day. He had a heated argument with Gina earlier in the day when he refused to take his lunch break. He complained he was too busy to stop. He was shouting at the Korean workers all day to hurry up and had them running about all over the place.
What previous near misses or similar incidents have occurred?
None to my knowledge.
Peter - Factory Supervisor
5.1 Before investigations can be implemented, ABC Steel must develop a systematic workplace procedure for ALL notifiable incidents. Refer to day 5 noteYour procedure should include:
1a Purpose
1b Scope
Duty Holders
Procedure
3a.Implementation of the procedure
3b. How to respond to an injured person
3c.How to secure the incident site
3d.Reporting of incidents (internally/externally) including legislative requirements
3e.Establishing an investigation team Roles and responsibilities
3f.Investigation techniques
3g.Process used for identifying direct/root causes.
3h.Record keeping requirements (including internal and external documents)
3i.Confidentiality
3j.Relevant documentation related to incidents that need to be kept.
Type your responses into the template provided below. As you type the text boxes will expand.
Incident Investigation Procedure
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Purpose
5.1.1a Scope
5.1.1b
Duty Holders
5.1.2 Describe the Duty Holders and their WHS legislative requirements for incidents. Procedure
5.1.3a. When the Investigation Procedure would be Implemented
5.1.3b. How to respond to an injured person (include the principles of DRSABCD) 5.1.3c. How to secure the incident site
5.1.3d. Reporting of incidents (internally/externally)
Internal External
5.1.3e. Establishing an investigation team Roles and responsibilities
Team leaders role
Team assistants role
5.1.3f. Investigation techniques
5.1.3g. The process used for identifying direct/root causes5.1.3h. Record-keeping requirements
5.1.3i. Confidentiality arrangements
5.1.3j. Relevant documentation related to incidents that need to be kept (including Acts, Regulations, Standards, COPs, SWPs. Policies and Procedures) 5.2 Your Incident Investigation Procedure is now prepared and can be implemented. Next, you must notify the human resources manager, so they can arrange for its inclusion at ABC Steel. Create the email below to the HR Manager describing the additional requirements relevant to the creation of this new procedure.
5.3 Describe who, why and how ABC Steel can and should inform its internal and external stakeholders of the incident.
Internal Stakeholders
WHO WHY HOW
External Stakeholders
WHO WHY HOW
5.4 ABC Steel policies and procedure requires you to notify management of the incident above by completing the Internal Incident Report Form below Incident Report Form: Internal
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This internal Incident Report Form is to be completed by staff and handed to the manager within 2 hours of the incident occurring.
Work Area Involved:
Building 1
Date of Incident:
Friday 12th July 2020
Time of Incident:
6:30pm
Name of injured worker:
Kelvin Jones
Position Title of injured worker: Welder
Brief description of injury:
Slipped from the top of a silo and knocked himself unconscious and he has a minor cut on his leg
Initial assistance provided by yourself (include specific steps): Immediately secured worksite and notify Safe work
Names of any eyewitnesses:
Steve
Name of Person submitting this form:
Sandra Wehbe
Signature of Person submitting this form:
XXXXX
Date and time of Submission:
24/11/2023 11:30am
5.5 As a health safety assistant, describe how could you assist investigators and help provide relevant information during investigations? (Min 1 paragraph answer required)
5.6 How would you address the following barriers to an effective investigation, and what documentation is necessary for this process?
Barrier to Investigation Solution for Barrier Related Documentation
Cultural background/workplace diversity Language, literacy and numeracy levels Manager /Worker self-interest Shift work/rostering arrangements and geographical location Lack of technical data 5.7 What resources will you need to carry out your investigation? (Include internal and external examples in your response). REFER DAY 5 NOTE
Internal Resources x10 External Resources x10
1 1 2 2 3 3 4 4 5 5 6 6 7 7 8 8 9 9 10 10 5.8 What typical documentation will you need to access to carry out the investigation? (This can include internal and external examples such as safe work procedures, WHS policies and procedures, WHS Acts, regulations, codes of practice, industry standards and guidelines, workplace records of hazard and controls risk assessments and incidents). Fill in the request form below that can be handed to the human resources department so the files can be obtained.
Document Request Form
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Internal Documents x10 External Documents x10
1 1 2 2 3 3 4 4 5 5 6 6 7 7 8 8 9 9 10 10 5.9 First aid procedures require that A record of any first aid treatment given should be kept by the first aider and reported to Managers. Regarding the working at heights scenario, first, fill in the First Aid Register below REFER DAY 5 NOTE
First Aid Register
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Workers name
Work area
Date of treatment
Time of treatment
First aider name
Description of injury
Treatment provided First aid items usedName of person completing this register
5.10 Now complete the injury and disease register using 1885.1 Workplace Injuries and Disease Recording Standard as a reference.
WORKPLACE INJURY AND DISEASE
RECORDING FORM
Personal details of the injured worker
1. Surname Given names 2. Sex (M or F) 3. Date of birth. Day Month Year
/ /
Basis of employment
4. Starting time:
1 06001159 hours
2 1200-1559 hours
3 1600-0559 hours
5. Shift arrangement: 1 Fixed, standard or flexible hours
2 Rotating shift
6. Number of hours: 1 8 hours or less
2 more than 8 hours
(excluding overtime)
Job details
7. Description of occupation or job title
8. Main tasks performed
9. Training provided: 1 Induction training
2 Task specific training
3 Both of the above4 Neither of the above
Details of the injury or disease
Day Month Year
/ /
10. Date injury occurred or disease reported
, ,
11. Time injury occurred
(24 hour clock format)
12. Nature of injury or disease
Code 13. Bodily location of injury or disease
Code Reference number 77777777
14. Description of occurrence of injury or disease:
In which part of the workplace did the injury or disease exposure occur?
(e.g. machine shop, freezer room, No. 2 mine)
What was the worker doing at the time?
(e.g. driving a forklift truck, lifting bags of cement, typing)
What happened unexpectedly?
Include the name of any particular chemical, product, process or equipment involved.
(e.g. brakes failed on forklift truck, slipped on wet floor,
scaffolding collapsed; arm started hurting while typing on a word processor)
How exactly was the injury or disease sustained?
Include the name of any chemical, product, process or equipment involved.
(e.g. hit head on cabin of forklift truck, lacerated knee when
landing on ground, arm hurt after long period of typing)
Code
Mechanism of injury Breakdown agency Agency of injury (See pages 25-28
of the Standard)
Lost-time injury/diseaseAdditional questions to be answered for cases that result in a fatality or permanent disability, or where there was time lost from work of one or more days/shifts. These questions should be completed as soon as possible after the injury or disease is reported.
15. Employeespreferred language
16. Type of employment:
1 Full-time permanent
2 Full-time casual
3 Part-time permanent
4 Part-time casual
17. Type of employee:
Wage/salary earner:
(Note: most employees will fall into this category) 11 Trainee
12 Outworker
13 Apprentice
14
Pieceworker
(Note: (other than Outworkers)
15 Other
Self-employed:
20 (including contractors
and sub-contractors)
Unpaid worker: 31 Work experience
32 Other
Years Months
18. Workers experience in task being carried out when injury or disease occurred
1
25% or less
2 26% - 50%
3 51% - 75%
4 76% - 100%
5 Overtime
19. Proportion of shift worked:
Details of person completing this form
Name Sandra Wehbe
Position WHS Assistant
Signature XXXXX
Date 13 / 07 / 2020
Outcome of injury/disease
Questions 20 24 are about information that is notavailable at the time of the report of injury or disease.
These questions should be answered as soon as theinformation becomes available. For someoccurrences, such as where there was no time lost,some of these questions will not be relevant.
20. Rehabilitation:
1 Required
Date of commencement of rehabilitation program Day Month Year
/ /
2 Not required
21. Was the injuryor disease:
1 Fatal
2 Non-fatal
22. Preventive action proposed or taken:
(Tick one or more boxes as appropriate)
Proposed Taken
Change to induction training 11
12 Change to ongoing training
21 22 Equipment/machinery modifications
31 32 Change to work procedures
41 42 Change to work environment
51 52 Equipment/machinery maintenance
61 62 Other job redesign
71 72 Other preventive action
81 82 23. Date of resumption of
work on:
Day Month Year
Short-term alternative duties 26 / 07 / 2020Permanent alternative duties / /
Normal duties / /
(Enter each date when applicable)
24. Total number of working days lost
(Should be completed only when the
worker has resumed permanent duties)
5.11 List 10 pieces of equipment, plant, and or areas of the factory would you inspect to gather evidence. Then give a one-sentence overview of why you would like to collect that piece of evidence.
Piece of Evidence Why?
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 5.12 Which appropriate communication and negotiation techniques could you use when participating in workplace investigations? (Min 1 paragraph answer required)
5.13 Create a list of employees you would interview, and an appropriate timetable (with starting & finishing times) for each interview.
Interview Timetable
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NAME OF PERSON: DATE: STARTING TIME OF INTERVIEW: FINISHING TIME OF INTERVIEW:
5.14 Explain how you can ensure that ethical objectivity and legal implications have been taken into account concerning collecting evidence so that the investigation remains impartial and valid.
OBJECTIVITY
(Min 1 paragraph answer required)
LEGAL IMPLICATIONS
(Min 1 paragraph answer required) 5.15 ABC Steel did not have policies and procedures to meet compliance in this matter. List 10 policies and/or procedures that would need to be created, relevant to incident investigations.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 5.16INVESTIGATION PLAN
Role Play // Investigation Planning REFER DAY 5 RESOURCE FOLDER/DAY 5 NOTE
You are required to participate in an investigation planning meeting and to compile a comprehensive Investigation Plan regarding the Fall from Height scenario contained on pages 90 - 92 of this assessment.
Break into groups of four or five. You will be playing the role of an investigation team member.
As an adjunct to the meeting, you are required to fill out the Investigation Plan provided below:
The Stage Objectives (have been listed for you)
Name a team member or position title who would be responsible for overseeing that stage.
Describe Two (2) pieces of Documentation that are being created or completed at that stage.
Describe Two (2) expected resources that can be used at that stage.
Describe the Expected Outcome (What do you want to achieve at that stage?)
List one barrier that could be found at each stage.
You have access to relevant HS legislation as well as SafeWork Australias code of practice Managing the Risk of Falls at Workplaces.doc. There is also examples of Investigation Plans within your Part 5 resources and eBook.
You have one hour to complete this workshop meeting. All team members are to participate. As well as being assessed on your written documentation of the safety workshop meeting, your trainer will be assessing you in-class on your ability to demonstrate key skills associated with this Certificate IV in Work Health and Safety. The checklist that your trainer will be using for the in-class assessment can be seen over the page.
Please ensure that you document the members of the meeting and state the time and date and location of this meeting for authenticity.
ABC Steel Investigation Planning Meeting
Time: 1:40 am/pm Location: ABC Steel HQ
Attendees Name: Sandra Signature: XXXXX
Name: Chelsea Signature: XXXXX
Name: Ben Signature: XXXXX
Name: Luke Signature: XXXXX
Name: Tahsin Signature: XXXXX
Date: 24/11/2023
Investigation Plan
STAGE OBJECTIVES BY WHOM DOCUMENTATION X 2 RESOURCES X 2 EXPECTED OUTCOME EXPECTED BARRIER
1 Secure site
WHS Assistant Incident Procedure
First aid register WHS ACT 2011 s39
Danger tape Secure area, no disruption of evidence, no further incidents associated with area, no damage to plant and equipment Contamination of site
2 Notify stakeholders.
WHS Assistant Notification forms
Emails
Documentation to management Phones
Laptop
Management stakeholders All senior management are aware
Safe work Australia are notified as per legislative requirements Management not complying
3 Collect Evidence
WHS Assistant Incident interview template
Photos collected from incident sites Interview records
Photos of incident on site Trying to recreate incident scenario to investigate correctly Lack of photos or evidence to be collected
4 Complete interviews
WHS Assistant First Aid Report
Incident Report
List of eye witnessesList of eye witnessesVoice recorder
Camera
To collect detailed information and evidence. Withholding information, scared of repercussions
5 Analyse Evidence
WHS Assistant Root Cause Analysis
Cause and Effect Diagrams
Timeline of Events Chart Interviews
Photos
Modelling Systems To discover direct and root cause of the
Incident. Evidence not matching up, missing evidence
6 Write Report
WHS Assistant Witness statement
Analysis evidence ABC Steel report template
ABC Steel WHS policies Report written with the facts and unbiased opinion includes collected data and recommendations Having sufficient evidence to put the report together
7 Determine Corrective Actions
WHS Assistant Risk Assessment, policies, procedures, SOP
Hierarchy of control Action plan
SWMS
Control Plan Eliminate or reduce risk Budget
8 Follow up and Sign off.
WHS Assistant Incident documentation
Sign off agreement Toolbox talk
Records of sign off Investigation documentation signed of archived in a timely manner Resistance to change
Describe any possible expert advice required Safe Work NSW
During the assessment process, you will be assessed by your CBD College trainer/assessor using the Observation Checklist 10 - Investigation Plan Meeting. You will be assessed on the following criteria:
Observation Checklist 10 Investigation Plan Meeting/ Q5.16
During the meeting, did the candidate:
Consult and communicate the plan with team members
Presents information and advice using suitable language
Use questioning techniques to obtain feedback from others and confirm understanding
Identify in collaboration with others the correct documents for an investigation
Identify in collaboration with others the correct resources for an investigation
Identify in collaboration with others the barriers during an investigation
Identify in collaboration with others who would be responsible for the stages of an investigation
Complete the plan to established timeframe
Use suitable language to communicate information and contribute ideas
Display active listening
Cooperate with others to conduct meeting accordingly
CONTRIBUTORY FACTORS Working at Height Incident
5.17 Start the investigation analysis to help establish causative events of the incident. List a minimum of four examples for each contributory factor that may have contributed to the incident in each of the relevant text boxes.
5.18 Construct a 5 Why root-cause analysis for the fall from heights scenario following on from the problem statement listed below.
The first why question has been identified for you.
The answer to your first why question is based on one of the contributory factors that you noted in the previous question.
The answer to your first why question then forms the basis of the second why question and so on until you have answered all five whys.
Give a potential solution to each level of the analysis.
(The answer to your first why question is called a direct cause; the answer to the fifth why question is the root cause)
PROBLEM STATEMENT: Worker Fell from Height
5 WHY QUESTIONS 5 WHY ANSWERS SOLUTION
1 Why did the worker fall from height?
1
(This is a direct cause) 1
2
2 2
3
3 3
4
4 4
5
5
(This is a root cause) 5
ROOT CAUSE:
5.19 You are to compile an objective, ethical and unbiased written Investigation Report from the information provided above following the style described within ABC Steel House Style.pdf The report should include: REFER DAY 5 NOTE
Title page
Table of contents
Introduction - (including who is on the investigative team)
Organisational background - including descriptions of the premise, personnel and
working conditions,
Incident details - the sequence of events leading up to the incident and the actual
Incident
Evidence including descriptions of the following:
site inspections
witnesss accounts and interviews
documentation x 10
photographs & sketches
specialist advice x 3
potential samples
Causative factors including:
timeline of events (with recognised intervention points)
contributing factors
direct causes of the incident
root cause of the incident
Conclusion with Recommendations -
including preventative measures (note the level of the hierarchy of controls next to each preventative measure), suggested improved safety specific tasks for workers, supervisors and managers and the most effective ways to communicate the report to individuals and parties as appropriate). Your recommendations should also include references to which policies and procedures could be updated that support hazard identification, risk management, fire, emergency and evacuation, incident investigation and reporting regarding this incident.)
This must be a comprehensive report as it represents the culmination of all your research of the investigation of the incident at ABC Steel. This report will then be presented to management for approval of suggested recommendations. Your answers need to be in sentences.
Use the template provided on the next page as a guide for your report expectations.
Title page (separate page)
Table of contents (separate page)
Introduction (minimum of 150 words)
Organisational background (minimum 150 words)
Incident details (minimum 150 words)
Evidence (minimum 100 words)
Causative factors (minimum 300 words)
Conclusion (minimum 200 words)
Recommendations (separate page)
5.20 Your recommendations have been approved by management. Next, create an action plan which will be distributed to your team to communicate the approved recommendations. The action plan needs to incorporate four of the recommended control measures described within your investigation report.
Action Plan
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Action Item Task Resources By Whom By When
5.21 Your recommendations have now been approved by management. Create a workplace WHS poster alerting the workplace to one of the issues found within your investigation. The poster needs to be in A4 size. It must contain a graphic and a short message alerting the workplace of a non-conformance or health and safety issue. You may take a screenshot of the poster and place it in the space provided. (the box will expand to capture your image).
Assessment 5 Part B Confined Space Entry Incident 5th December 1215hrs
Questions 5.22 to 5.33 in assessment 5B will relate to the additional information given below in the confined space incident scenario
Scenario Additional information
On 5th December 2020, Contractor services had been engaged by ABC Steel to carry out general metalwork duties as work has been very busy and the company are understaffed. The contractors are all South Korean nationals who are fast at their work but have little to no English language skills. They have had a 15-minute induction session that was delivered in English. None of the workers has signed off to state they understood what was discussed in the induction though. James the induction trainer said he believed they understood what he was talking about as they were giving him a thumbs up occasionally.
It is worth noting that the company does not carry out regular meetings for WHS and there are no elected HSRs or established WHS committee. On the day of the incident (05/12/20), the crews in factory 1 started at 0600hrs as they were behind in their job tasks and one job (the silo manhole) in particular had to be finished by the end of the day. They had a quick 5min prestart meeting (0605hrs) to reiterate the need to get the work finished on time.
As mentioned, the task that needed the most attention was a manhole entrance and cover which needed to be cut and fitted to a silo that has been sitting on the back of a truck in factory 2 for the last day. The 6m high silo was brought into the building and placed vertically(1000hrs). The morning tea break siren sounded at 1000hrs. Kim Lee was assigned the task (1005hrs) with one other Korean worker (Jin). The two workers collected their materials for the job from Peter who is the factory 1 supervisor at 1010hrs. Kim Lee entered the silo through a small space (1025hrs) with cutting equipment and began to cut the manhole access. It was noticed by one worker (Sarah) that there was a lot of fumes starting to build up in the area she mentioned her concern to Jin (1155hrs). At 1200hrs the lunch siren sounded. Jin then went to the bathroom.
At 1215hrs, Kim Lee was still working alone, moving, cutting and welding the manhole inside the silo.
After finishing the welding Kim Lee applies a chemical to descale the piece of metal. It has been noted he was not wearing safety goggles, a face mask, gloves or hearing protection. The area was quite dark and noisy and at times temperatures can get above 45 degrees Celsius. He was also working unsupervised as it was lunchtime and the supervisor Peter was having lunch while the worker worked through to make up time on the job task.
While carrying out the finishing task, the chemical fumes have built up in the area and the contractor has collapsed due to toxic fumes. One of the other Korean workers (Jin) who heard the collapse, runs to the scene (1216hrs) to help but he has not been trained in first aid. He waved to Gina the first aid officer to attend. It is relayed to Jin that Kim needs medical help and an ambulance is called (1217hrs). Gina prepared for a confined space entry rescue (entered at 1222hrs) and provided first aid by cleaning Kims face with cold water and placing an oxygen mask over Kims face. She noticed that Kim had sustained a small cut to his forearm which she bandaged with a gauze dressing and antiseptic cream. The ambulance arrived quickly on the scene (1235hrs). Kim was unconscious and the ambulance crew provided first aid (1240hrs). After Kim was then taken to the hospital (1250hrs) and a workplace meeting is called (1300hrs) by the factory manager to find out what has happened. You arrive at the incident site at 12.55 pm. Everyone seems confused as to what to do next. All have stopped work. You immediately take control of the incident as per the requirements of the Incident Investigation Procedure. It is decided that a factory inspection should be carried out (1330hrs) to note any other areas where unsafe situations may be occurring.
On closer inspection certain items are of concern to management and an investigation has been initiated. These concerns include;Signage not in place during operations
Absence of PPE
Lack of training and induction
Language issues
Scheduling of work
Supervision of works
It has been relayed to the workplace by hospital staff that Kim had regained consciousness and had suffered a collapse due to restrictions to his breathing. This was most likely caused by a lack of oxygen in the confined space due to overwhelming welding and chemical fumes. He will be recuperating for some time and the return to work officer is notified that Kim is likely to be away from work for at least six weeks.
You have been provided with the following documentsABC Steel WHS Policy
ABC Steel WHS Policy (Korean)
ABC Steel Incident Investigation Procedure
ABC Steel First Aid Register
ABC Steel Injury Register
ABC Steel Induction Checklist
ABC Steel Take 5 Checklist
Meeting Minutes from the day
SWMS Welding
COP For Confined Space
SDS Proweld Pickling Gel
Guide to Working in Heat
ABC Work Schedule (for that week)
AS 1885 Measurement of OHS Performance
You are also required to obtain copies of your states relevant health and safety Act and Regulations.
Brief interview transcripts are provided below.
You are required to lead an investigation into this incident, advise internal personnel, notify WorkSafe, compile a first aid register and complete an injury and disease register. A causative analysis will need to be carried out using a Five Whys process identifying contributory factors as well as direct and root causes. Your findings are to then be recorded into an official Incident Investigation Report which will be submitted to management along with a plan for corrective actions. You are also required to alert the workers of ONE major issue regarding this incident with the creation of a workplace poster.
Interview transcripts - December 5th, 2020
Interview transcripts (Use the transcripts below to help identify potential causes of the fall from height at ABC Steel)
-118745267335Can you describe how the induction session was delivered for the Korean workers? It was a quick session. The guys were fresh to the facility and keen to get going. I read through the induction book and asked if they had any questions from time to time. They would generally look at each other and just nod and give me the thumbs up.
In your own words what was their level of English comprehension on the day? I couldnt say as I didnt really have any conversations with them.
Could you provide me with a description of the PPE fitting that was required?As with all the workers I state why the PPE is necessary and then I fit it myself to give them a demonstration on how it is to be worn.
And did, in your opinion the Korean workers find the fitting of PPE easy? Look as I said we were really busy and behind schedule and as I wasnt getting much of a response. I assumed from their body language they were happy to start work.
00Can you describe how the induction session was delivered for the Korean workers? It was a quick session. The guys were fresh to the facility and keen to get going. I read through the induction book and asked if they had any questions from time to time. They would generally look at each other and just nod and give me the thumbs up.
In your own words what was their level of English comprehension on the day? I couldnt say as I didnt really have any conversations with them.
Could you provide me with a description of the PPE fitting that was required?As with all the workers I state why the PPE is necessary and then I fit it myself to give them a demonstration on how it is to be worn.
And did, in your opinion the Korean workers find the fitting of PPE easy? Look as I said we were really busy and behind schedule and as I wasnt getting much of a response. I assumed from their body language they were happy to start work.
James - Induction Trainer
Sarah Labourer
2095595250When the incident occurred, can you please describe what you saw?I didnt see Kim as he was working inside the silo. I believe Jin was supposed to be his spotter for the job task. The first I knew he was injured is when everyone started running around screaming for a medic.
Who else was at the incident scene? Obviously, Jin was there, and the first aider turned up, Gina I think his name is. We were looking for the supervisor but he was having his lunch. Its ok for him, the rest of us were still working to finish this damn job. Weve been behind schedule for days.
In your own words, what communication took place between worker and others prior to the incident?The Korean workers are nice guys, always smiling and nodding to us, but they stick to themselves. They obviously talk to each other, but I have no idea about what. I saw Peter shouting at them earlier to hurry up, they thought it was hilarious!
What previous near misses or similar incidents have occurred? Ahhh, I shouldnt really say to be honest. I refuse to go into confined space until they get us the correct breathing apps. Lets just say, its dangerous work.
00When the incident occurred, can you please describe what you saw?I didnt see Kim as he was working inside the silo. I believe Jin was supposed to be his spotter for the job task. The first I knew he was injured is when everyone started running around screaming for a medic.
Who else was at the incident scene? Obviously, Jin was there, and the first aider turned up, Gina I think his name is. We were looking for the supervisor but he was having his lunch. Its ok for him, the rest of us were still working to finish this damn job. Weve been behind schedule for days.
In your own words, what communication took place between worker and others prior to the incident?The Korean workers are nice guys, always smiling and nodding to us, but they stick to themselves. They obviously talk to each other, but I have no idea about what. I saw Peter shouting at them earlier to hurry up, they thought it was hilarious!
What previous near misses or similar incidents have occurred? Ahhh, I shouldnt really say to be honest. I refuse to go into confined space until they get us the correct breathing apps. Lets just say, its dangerous work.
-182245294005When the incident occurred, can you please describe what you saw?Here we go again! As with all these situations, I turn up when the damage has been done. I didnt see the incident. I did see Jin trying to climb in the silo though we had to grab him by his feet! The silo hadnt been purged and I was quickly putting on a respirator before jumping in.
Describe the rescue situation? Luckily, I have been trained in confined space rescue, so I knew not to go in unless I had the breathing apps on. None of the other first aiders have had that training so it was lucky I was here. As there were chemicals involved, I also made sure I had the correct gloves on. I grabbed a first aid kit and Sarah helped me into the hole. Jin waited on the edge. He can speak a little English I thought we could use him when Kim comes too to relay what was going on.
Can you explain what other activities happened while you were delivering the first aidI believe a group of workers assembled from the lunchroom basically to see what was going on. Sarah asked them to leave and one of the workers did turn the welding equipment off as it was still live.
00When the incident occurred, can you please describe what you saw?Here we go again! As with all these situations, I turn up when the damage has been done. I didnt see the incident. I did see Jin trying to climb in the silo though we had to grab him by his feet! The silo hadnt been purged and I was quickly putting on a respirator before jumping in.
Describe the rescue situation? Luckily, I have been trained in confined space rescue, so I knew not to go in unless I had the breathing apps on. None of the other first aiders have had that training so it was lucky I was here. As there were chemicals involved, I also made sure I had the correct gloves on. I grabbed a first aid kit and Sarah helped me into the hole. Jin waited on the edge. He can speak a little English I thought we could use him when Kim comes too to relay what was going on.
Can you explain what other activities happened while you were delivering the first aidI believe a group of workers assembled from the lunchroom basically to see what was going on. Sarah asked them to leave and one of the workers did turn the welding equipment off as it was still live.
Gina Assistant Manager (first aider)
27305298450When the incident occurred, can you please describe what you saw?I didnt see the incident as I was in the lunchroom having lunch.
Who else was at the incident scene? I believe that Gina, Sara and Jin were at the incident at the time. We all went out though and had a look to see what the commotion was. It was pretty chaotic.
In your own words, can you describe the events leading up to the incident?This job had been on hold for some reason, you would have to ask management why. We tried to get everyone in early as we needed it finished. The regular guys didnt want to start early though as they had all worked until 10pm the previous night. The Koreans also worked until 10 pm yesterday but they didnt mind coming in early to get some extra overtime. The job was explained to them and they got on with it. They are great like that, no questions, just get it done.
Can you clarify which procedures for this job task were being used by the work crew?Im pretty sure there is a SWMS for welding, not sure if its being used though. We did get the OHS Policy translated into Korean which is on the notice board.
00When the incident occurred, can you please describe what you saw?I didnt see the incident as I was in the lunchroom having lunch.
Who else was at the incident scene? I believe that Gina, Sara and Jin were at the incident at the time. We all went out though and had a look to see what the commotion was. It was pretty chaotic.
In your own words, can you describe the events leading up to the incident?This job had been on hold for some reason, you would have to ask management why. We tried to get everyone in early as we needed it finished. The regular guys didnt want to start early though as they had all worked until 10pm the previous night. The Koreans also worked until 10 pm yesterday but they didnt mind coming in early to get some extra overtime. The job was explained to them and they got on with it. They are great like that, no questions, just get it done.
Can you clarify which procedures for this job task were being used by the work crew?Im pretty sure there is a SWMS for welding, not sure if its being used though. We did get the OHS Policy translated into Korean which is on the notice board.
Peter - Factory Supervisor
5.22 A Do you believe that the requirements for an initial response of the incident site were handled correctly? Describe how this incident should have been responded to following procedures including recommendations. (Min 1 paragraph answer required) REFER TO DAY 5 NOTE
5.23 Notify management of the incident above by completing the Internal Incident Report Form below Incident Report Form: Internal
V1.5 Reviewed: 12.07.19 OHSMS 8.2 ABC STEEL Pty Ltd
This internal Incident Report Form is to be completed by staff and handed to the manager within 2 hours of the incident occurringWork Area Involved:
Date of Incident:
Time of Incident:
Name of injured worker:
Position Title of injured worker: Brief description of injury:
Initial assistance provided by yourself (include specific steps): Names of any eyewitnesses:
Name of Person (Lead investigator)
submitting this form:
Signature of Person submitting this form:
Date and time of Submission
5.24 Following ABC Steels Incident Investigation procedure, WHS Policy and legislative requirements, you are required to lead the investigation and take control of contacting the regulator regarding this notifiable incident. In the initial phone call, the WorkSafe agent has given you a reference number (987654-32-10-987) and has asked you to submit a notification form. Open the relevant state Incident Notification Form in your part 5 resource folder and fill it with the correct incident details. You are then to email this form to your trainer for evaluation and assessment.
As well as your ability to complete the form correctly with the detail from the confined space incident your trainer is assessing you on your ability to correctly use digital systems and tools to access, organise, analyse and present information.
Check the box to indicate that you have submitted the Incident Notification Form.
Have you submitted this form and had a reply from your trainer?
YES
NO
Date Submitted 5.25 First aid procedures require that A record of any first aid treatment given should be kept by the first aider and reported to Managers. With reference to the confined space scenario, first, fill in the First Aid Register below
First Aid Register
V1.9 Reviewed: 15.04.19 OHSMS 4.3.2.4 ABC STEEL Pty Ltd
Workers name
Work area
Date of treatment
Time of treatment
First aider name
Description of injury
Treatment providedFirst aid items usedName of person completing this register 5.26 Then complete the injury and disease register using 1885.1 Workplace Injuries and Disease Recording Standard as a reference.
WORKPLACE INJURY AND DISEASE
RECORDING FORM
Personal details of the injured worker
1. Surname Given names 2. Sex (M or F) 3. Date of birth. Day Month Year
/ /
Basis of employment
4. Starting time:
1 06001159 hours
2 1200-1559 hours
3 1600-0559 hours
5. Shift arrangement: 1 Fixed, standard or flexible hours
2 Rotating shift
6. Number of hours: 1 8 hours or less
2 more than 8 hours
(excluding overtime)
Job details
7. Description of occupation or job title
8. Main tasks performed
9. Training provided: 1 Induction training
2 Task specific training
3 Both of the above4 Neither of the above
Details of the injury or disease
Day Month Year
/ /
10. Date injury occurred or disease reported
, ,
11. Time injury occurred
(24 hour clock format)
12. Nature of injury or disease
Code 13. Bodily location of injury or disease
Code Reference number 77777777
14. Description of occurrence of injury or disease:
In which part of the workplace did the injury or disease exposure occur?
(e.g. machine shop, freezer room, No. 2 mine)
What was the worker doing at the time?
(e.g. driving a forklift truck, lifting bags of cement, typing)
What happened unexpectedly?
Include the name of any particular chemical, product, process or equipment involved.
(e.g. brakes failed on forklift truck, slipped on wet floor,
scaffolding collapsed; arm started hurting while typing on a word processor)
How exactly was the injury or disease sustained?
Include the name of any chemical, product, process or equipment involved.
(e.g. hit head on cabin of forklift truck, lacerated knee when
landing on ground, arm hurt after long period of typing)
Code
Mechanism of injury Breakdown agency Agency of injury (See pages 25-28
of the Standard)
Lost-time injury/diseaseAdditional questions to be answered for cases which result in a fatality or permanent disability, or where there was time lost from work of one or more days/shifts. These questions should be completed as soon as possible after the injury or disease is reported.
15. Employeespreferred language
16. Type of employment:
1 Full-time permanent
2 Full-time casual
3 Part-time permanent
4 Part-time casual
17. Type of employee:
Wage/salary earner:
(Note: most employees will fall into this category) 11 Trainee
12 Outworker
13 Apprentice
14
Pieceworker
(Note: (other than Outworkers)
15 Other
Self-employed:
20 (including contractors
and sub-contractors)
Unpaid worker: 31 Work experience
32 Other
Years Months
18. Workers experience in task being carried out when injury or disease occurred
1
25% or less
2 26% - 50%
3 51% - 75%
4 76% - 100%
5 Overtime
19. Proportion of shift worked:
Details of person completing this form
Name Position Signature Date / /
Outcome of injury/disease
Questions 20 24 are about information that is notavailable at the time of the report of injury or disease.
These questions should be answered as soon as theinformation becomes available. For someoccurrences, such as where there was no time lost,some of these questions will not be relevant.
20. Rehabilitation:
1 Required
Date of commencement of rehabilitation program Day Month Year
/ /
2 Not required
21. Was the injuryor disease:
1 Fatal
2 Non-fatal
22. Preventive action proposed or taken:
(Tick one or more boxes as appropriate)
Proposed Taken
Change to induction training 11
12 Change to ongoing training
21 22 Equipment/machinery modifications
31 32 Change to work procedures
41 42 Change to work environment
51 52 Equipment/machinery maintenance
61 62 Other job redesign
71 72 Other preventive action
81 82 23. Date of resumption of
work on:
Day Month Year
Short-term alternative duties / /
Permanent alternative duties / /
Normal duties / /
(Enter each date when applicable)
24. Total number of working days lost
(Should be completed only when the
worker has resumed permanent duties)
CONTRIBUTORY FACTORS Confined Space Incident
5.27 Start the investigation analysis to help establish causative events of the incident. List a minimum of four examples for each contributory factor that may have contributed to the incident in each of the relevant text boxes. REFER DAY 5 SLIDE 30
5.28 Construct a 5 Why root-cause analysis for the confined space scenario following on from the problem statement listed below.
The first why question has been identified for you
The answer to your first why question is based on one of the contributory factors that you noted in the previous question
The answer to your first why question then forms the basis of the second why question and so on until you have answered all five whysGive a potential solution to each level of the analysis(The answer to your first why question is called a direct cause; the answer to the fifth why question is the root cause)
PROBLEM STATEMENT: Worker Injured in Confined Space
5 WHY QUESTIONS 5 WHY ANSWERS SOLUTION
1 Why was the worker injured in a confined space?
1
(This is a direct cause) 1
2
2 2
3
3 3
4
4 4
5
5
(This is a root cause) 5
ROOT CAUSE:
5.29 You are to compile an objective, ethical and unbiased written Investigation Report from the information provided above following the style described within ABC Steel House Style.pdf The report should include:
Title page
Table of contents
Introduction - (including who is on the investigative team)
Organisational background - including descriptions of the premise, personnel and
working conditions
Incident details - the sequence of events leading up to the incident and the actual
Incident
Evidence including descriptions of the following:
site inspections
witnesss accounts and interviews
documentation x 10
photographs & sketches
specialist advice x 3
potential samples
Causative factors including:
timeline of events (with recognised intervention points)
contributing factors
direct causes of the incident
root cause of the incident
Conclusion with Recommendations -
including preventative measures (note the level of the hierarchy of controls next to each preventative measure), suggested improved safety specific tasks for workers, supervisors and managers and the most effective ways to communicate the report to individuals and parties as appropriate). Your recommendations should also include references to which policies and procedures could be updated that support hazard identification, risk management, fire, emergency and evacuation, incident investigation and reporting regarding this incident.)
This must be a comprehensive report as it represents the culmination of all your research of the investigation of the incident at ABC Steel. This report will then be presented to management for approval of suggested recommendations. Your answers need to be in sentences.
Your answers need to be in sentences.
Use the template provided on the next page as a guide for your report expectations.
Title page (separate page)
Table of contents (separate page)
Introduction (minimum of 150 words)
Organisational background (minimum 150 words)
Incident details (minimum 150 words)
Evidence (minimum 100 words)
Causative factors (minimum 300 words)
Conclusion (minimum 200 words)
Recommendations (separate page)
5.30 Your recommendations have been approved by management. Next, create an action plan which will be distributed to your team to communicate the approved recommendations. The action plan needs to incorporate four of the recommended control measures described within your investigation report.
Action Plan
V1.7 Reviewed: 01.03.19 OHSMS 10.2 ABC STEEL Pty Ltd
Action Item Task Resources By Whom By When
5.31 Your recommendations have now been approved by management. Create a workplace WHS poster alerting the workplace to one of the issues found within your investigation. The poster needs to be in A4 size. It must contain a graphic and a short message alerting the workplace of a non-conformance or health and safety issue. You may take a screenshot of the poster and place it in the space provided. (the box will expand to capture your image).
5.32 Demonstrate your understanding of key features and components of Hazardous Chemical Registers belowWhat is a hazardous chemical register?
How would you provide access to the hazardous chemicals register?
Name four hazardous chemicals that must be included on the register.
1 2 3 4 5.33 Include two examples of signage or labelling that ABC Steel should have in place in relation to Hazardous chemicals and discuss your reasoning behind the need for each sign
Labelling/signage Reason for required label or signage
5.34 Discuss what typical training should be given to employees in relation to managing hazardous chemicals. (Min 1 paragraph answer required)
5.35 Implement training and development procedures by planning for internal training of one training need using the template below.
Training requirede.g. use of PPE, storage of chemical, understanding SDS.s The objective of the training program
Why is this training program necessary? What is the purpose of the training? Which stakeholders will be consulted in the development of this training program and why?
e.g. management in relation to cost
workers about the way they prefer to learnRequired resourcesList two resources or documents you will access and use in the development of your trainingMode of delivery
one on one, group delivery Who will conduct the training?
WHS Manager, WHS assistant, technical advisor, external training provider Barriers to learningOutline what barriers may need to be considered before training takes placeTraining records
Where will they be stored?
How will they be stored? Potential costs in relation to training.
e.g. resources, time, internal/external trainer, lack of productivity 5.36 Management has asked you to supply them with a separate confidential memo to describe who the duty holders are, what are their WHS expectations and any potential non-compliance with the related WHS Legislation for each incident. Place your response into the template below.
Confidential Memo
Fall from Height Duty Holders/Role WHS Non- Compliance Confined Space Duty Holders/Role WHS Non- Compliance Assessment 5 Part C Review and Self Appraisal
5.37 REVIEW It is time to reflect on all the hard work you and the safety team have made so far in implementing the WHSMS plan according to AS 45001. Using the audit checklist below, give your opinions as to which step you believe have been embedded and understood by ticking the Yes box. Any areas you feel are not yet been dealt with a tick the No box and any areas that are inconclusive mark as unsure.
OHSMS COMPONENTS OHSMS STEPS YES NO UNSURE
1. Context of the Organization Is there an OHSMS in place? Does ABC Steel understand its workers OHS needs? Does ABC Steel understand the legislative requirements? 2. Leadership Does upper management show a commitment to OHS? Have adequate budgets and resources been identified for OHS initiatives? Have OHS roles and responsibilities been described for all workers? Does ABC Steel encourage an OHS culture? Does ABC Steel support open consultation towards OHS? Is there an OHS policy? 3. Planning Does ABC Steel plan for OHS activities? Does ABC Steel plan to identify and assess Hazards? Is there an OHS action plan in place? Have objectives/benchmarks been set for OHS actions? 4. Support Are workers competent/trained for OHS requirements? Is everyone aware of the OHS requirements of the organisation? Does ABC Steel communicate its OHS responsibilities to all? Are documents controlled correctly? 5. Operation Are the hierarchy of controls being used? Have change management steps been considered? Are products used by ABC Steel meeting Australian Standards? Have OHS requirements for contractors been met? Do ABC Steels outsourcing activities meet OHS requirements? Is ABC Steel prepared for emergency situations? 6. Performance Evaluation Is there health monitoring of workers? Is there monitoring and testing of the work environment? Does ABC Steel carry out audits? Does upper management review audit outcomes? 7. Improvement Are there corrective plans in place for non-conformances? Does ABC Steel use a continuous improvement process for ABC Steel? WHS ASSISTANT SELF APPRAISAL
Management has asked you to review your performance as a WHS assistant so far. They have provided you with two questions below which form this part of the self-appraisal.
5.38 How do you show effective leadership and decision-making to ensure safety in the workplace? (Min 1 paragraph answer required)
5.39 How will you stay current with internal and external WHS changes? (Min 1 paragraph answer required)
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